Science and Invention — Study Aids

British Empire — Unit #7: Science and Invention
covers important inventions and scientific discoveries that affected the history of the British Empire, especially those related to the Industrial and Scientific revolutions of the 19th century.
[1600 to 1920]

Information Pages

These fact sheets, along with the reading assignments suggested below, provide most of the information required to prepare for the Science and Invention review questions.

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Science and Invention — Characters
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Timeline of Science and Invention — 54 B.C. to 800 A.D.
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Science and Invention — Lecture Notes
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Science and Invention — Homework Questions
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Recommended Reading

We recommend completing the following reading assignment to prepare for
the Science and Invention study questions.
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Great Inventors and Their Inventions   by   Frank Bachman   117 credits
Stories of great inventions, grouped under inventions of steam and electric power, inventions of manufacture and production, and inventions of printing and communication. The final chapter introduces the famous inventors of the early twentieth century. The story of each invention is interwoven with that of the life of its inventor.

5 chapters: Watt and the Steam Engine to Invention of Spinning Machines


These supplemental reading selections can be downloaded at the links provided from the Heritage History website. See the Book Descriptions page for details about these and other books in the British Empire collection.

Book Title
Selected Chapters (# chapters)
Haaren - Famous Men of Modern Times   Galileo to Sir Isaac Newton (2)
Gibson - War Inventions    entire book
Gibson - Stories of the Great Scientists    entire book
Wright - Children's Stories of the Great Scientists    entire book
Gibson - The Wonders of Scientific Discovery    entire book