4 Volumes 1,520 Pages 409 Essays 409 Sidebars 257 Photos Pronunciation     Guides Cross-References About Patent Law Chronological List of Entries Time Line of Inventions Biographical Directory of     Inventors Electronic Resources Bibliography Category Index Geographical Inde Inventions Index Subject Index    Click here to view an    Adobe Acrobat version    of a few sample articles    from this set.    Click here to view an    Acrobat descriptive flier    about this title. The Cumulative Index to the Great Lives in History series combines the indexes of all 8 sets (27 volumes). It is available free to any customer purchasing any Great Lives set. The Index includes: One volume; 700 Pages Alphabetical Table of Contents Chronological Index Category Index Geographical Index Personages Index General Subject Index The purchase of Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions entitles a school or library to a free subscription to Salem History, our online historical database, including all the content in this set PLUS all the content in any of the other Great Lives titles a library owns. For more information on Salem History, click here. Or call us: (800) 221-1592. Articles Archimedes Charles Babbage Louis Braille Cai Lun Philo T. Farnsworth Grace Murray Hopper Robert Jarvik J. Robert Oppenheimer Les Paul Other Elements Inventions Index Table of Contents For more information about the other Great Lives from History sets, simply click here.

Editor: Alvin K. Benson, Utah Valley University ISBN: 978-1-58765-522-7 List Price: $395 November 2009 · 4 volumes · 1,520 pages · 8"x10" Combines Print & Online Access Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions In-depth critical essays on important men and women inventors of all time, from around the world. Plus, free online access to the full content of this remarkable reference set is available. THE PRINTED REFERENCE Four volumes, including 2,048 pages 409 essays and 409 sidebars Hundreds of photos, illustrations and graphs Appendixes, indexes and resource listings THE ONLINE SUBSCRIPTION Fully supported Complimentary online access Unlimited users at your library Full access from home or dorm room Immediate access via online registration A simple, intuitive interface User profile areas for students and patrons Sophisticated search functions Complete content, including appendixes Fully illustrated Great Lives from History: Inventors and Inventions features 409 essays covering 413 individual inventors (including 27 women) from all time, worldwide. All essays were written specifically for this new publication. The editors have included in this set those inventors recognized for shaping modern technology and the way we live today—coverage that is essential in any liberal arts curriculum. The editor's criteria for including these individuals in this publication took into account their fame as inventors, the significance of their inventions, the amount of time they spent inventing, their representation of world inventors, their relevance to class curricula, and their interest to high school, undergraduate, and general readers. For purposes of this publication, the term "invention" was defined to include not only mechanical and other physical devices but also processes (e.g., the Bessemer process for making steel), software (such as Grace Hopper's invention of COBOL), and systems such as those applied to business management. Pure scientific theories (such as laws of physics) were excluded, although rare exceptions were made for such systems and tools that have had an comprehensive influence on our way of interacting with the world, such as Aristotle's invention of the first system of biological taxonomy, Newton's creation of the calculus, and Einstein's theories of relativity. ORGANIZATION AND FORMAT Each essay ranges from 2,000 to 2,500 words in length (3 to 4 pages) and displays standard ready-reference top matter offering easy access to biographical information including the individual's name, nationality, occupation, area of achievement, and dates of birth and death. Also included is a summary paragraph highlighting the individual's historical importance in relation to his or her inventions. The body of each essay is divided into three major sections: "Early Life" provides facts about the individual's upbringing and the environment in which he or she was reared. "Life's Work," the heart of the essay, consists of a straightforward, generally chronological account of the period during which the individual's most significant achievements were accomplished. Lastly, "Impact" provides an overview of the individual's place in history, particularly as his or her inventions changed the way we lived. SPECIAL FEATURES The front matter includes a complete list of contents, a pronunciation key, and a list of sidebars. The back matter includes several appendixes and indexes, including an essay on patent law, a Chronological List of Entries, a Time Line of Inventions and a Biographical Directory of Inventors. Four complete indexes (Category, Geographical, Inventions, and Subject) round out the set.

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