The Romance of Modern Mechanism: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

The Romance of Modern Mechanism, credited to Archibald Williams, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of The Romance of Modern Mechanism by Archibald Williams. Read in English by LibriVox volunteers. In 1910, when this book was published, the advancement of modern mechanism was still moving at a rapid pace. It must have seemed like very day, new inventions were made to make life easier. Most of these are still very much in use today, such as the lawn-mower, automatic milking machines in the dairy industry, fire engines, and escalators. Learn about how these worked in this volume. - Summary by Carolin

Recording facts

• Recording title: The Romance of Modern Mechanism
• Author credits: Archibald Williams
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 31
• Listed recording duration: 11:34:09

Catalogue topics

• 1910
• non-fiction
• science
• invention
• mechanics
• 2019

Opening tracks: first 24 of 31

1. 00 - Introduction — 10:50
2. 01 - Chapter I - Delicate Instruments — 48:24
3. 02 - Chapter II - Calculating Machines — 37:50
4. 03 - Chapter III - Workshop Machinery, part 1 — 24:40
5. 04 - Chapter III - Workshop Machinery, part 2 — 32:27
6. 05 - Chapter IV - Portable Tools — 12:57
7. 06 - Chapter V - The Pedrail — 29:16
8. 07 - Chapter VI - Internal Combustion Engines — 39:53
9. 08 - Chapter VII - Motor-Cars — 36:37
10. 09 - Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 1 — 24:01
11. 10 - Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 2 — 29:43
12. 11 - Chapter IX - The Motor-Cycle — 23:18
13. 12 - Chapter X - Fire Engines — 12:50
14. 13 - Chapter XI - Fire Alarms and Automatic Fire Extinguishers — 25:11
15. 14 - Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 1 — 37:16
16. 15 - Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 2 — 36:31
17. 16 - Chapter XIII - 'The Nurse of the Navy' — 5:56
18. 17 - Chapter XIV - The Mechanism of Diving — 16:49
19. 18 - Chapter XV - Apparatus for Raising Sunken Ships and Treasure — 7:59
20. 19 - Chapter XVI - The Handling of Grain — 10:37
21. 20 - Chapter XVII - Mechanical Transporters and Conveyors — 34:13
22. 21 - Chapter XVIII - Automatic Weighers — 5:29
23. 22 - Chapter XIX - Transporter Bridges — 11:34
24. 23 - Chapter XX - Boat and Ship Raising Lifts — 23:34

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