Marvels of Scientific Invention: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Marvels of Scientific Invention, credited to Thomas W. Corbin, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

About the work

The LibriVox catalogue summary, preserved with the recording, reads:

LibriVox recording of Marvels of Scientific Invention by Thomas W. Corbin. Read in English by Mike Pelton; realisticspeakers; timli; Domotov; Arvindh Sundar; Robert Ray; garyleosmith; Lynda Marie Neilson; Phil Kasper This is a chronicle of the 19 most interesting inventions of the early 20th century. Some of the inventions are still in use and of considerable impact today, while others are examples of the strong belief in progress prevalent at the time would probably be frowned upon today. In this way, the author's account of how ice was made at the time will still be very interesting for readers today, but an account of how dynamite was going to be used in farming may be seen as humorous to the contemporary reader. The subjects are as varied as science herself is, and any reader and listener should find a subject matching his or her own taste. - Summary by Carolin

Recording facts

• Recording title: Marvels of Scientific Invention
• Author credits: Thomas W. Corbin
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 20
• Listed recording duration: 9:19:54

Catalogue topics

• science
• USA
• war
• electricity
• invention
• machine
• machines
• engineering

Track guide

1. 01 - Digging with Dynamite — 30:56
2. 02 - Measuring Electricity — 46:04
3. 03 - The Fuel of the Future — 38:04
4. 04 - Some Valuable Electrical Processes — 24:36
5. 05 - Machine-made Cold — 20:32
6. 06 - Scientific Inventions at Sea — 25:17
7. 07 - The Gyro-Compass — 15:31
8. 08 - Torpedoes and Submarine Mines — 22:57
9. 09 - Gold Recovery — 39:12
10. 10 - Intense Heat — 29:03
11. 11 - An Artificial Coal Mine — 26:38
12. 12 - The Most Striking Invention of Recent Times, part 1 — 34:55
13. 13 - The Most Striking Invention of Recent Times, part 2 — 36:20
14. 14 - How Pictures can be sent by Wire — 39:00
15. 15 - A Wonderful Example of Science and Skill — 18:23
16. 16 - Scientific Testing and Measuring — 30:28
17. 17 - Colour Photography — 22:14
18. 18 - How Science aids the Stricken Collier — 27:37
19. 19 - How Science helps to keep us well — 13:41
20. 20 - Modern Artillery — 18:26

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