Author:
Segal, David, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintOxford, United Kingdom : Oxford University Press, 2019.
Imprint2019
Descriptionxiv, 226 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:1. Facts, alterntive facts and patent literature -- Introduction -- Patents -- Patents and intellectual property -- Patents as a source of technical information -- Communications -- Computing -- Life sciences -- Transport -- Unexpected consequences of technological changes -- 2. Inventions that shaped the modern world -- Electric telegraph (1840) -- Vulcanisation of rubber (1844) -- Mauveine (1857) -- Dynamite (1868) -- Celluloid (1869) -- Barbed wire (1874) -- Gelignite (1876) -- The telephone (1876) -- Electric lamp (1880) -- Diesel compressor engine (1886) -- Alternating current motors (1888) -- Acetylsalicylic acid (1900) -- Wireless telegraphy (1901) -- Tarmac (1904) -- The diode (1905) -- The triode (1907) -- Haber-Bosche process (1910) -- Cellophane (1918) -- Insulin (1923) -- Television (1924) -- Frozen food (1930) -- Monopoly (1935) -- Polythene (1937) -- Nylon (1938) -- Xerography (1940) -- Polytetrafluoroethylene (1941) -- Frequency hopping (1942) -- Synthetic polymers: Terylene (1946) -- Radar (1947) -- Point-contact transistor (1950) -- Semiconductor amplifier (1950) -- Programmable stored-memory computer (1951) -- Barcode (1952) -- Cavity magnetron (1953) -- Building construction (1954) -- Cortisone (1956) -- Contraceptive pill (1956) -- Solar cells (1957) -- The maser (1959) -- Silicon chip I: R.N Noyce (1961) -- Velcro (1961) -- Lycra (1962) -- Bouncing bomb (1963) -- Silicon chip II: J.S. Kilby (1964) -- Silicon chip III: R.N. Noyce (1964) -- Shape memory alloys (1965) -- Light-emitting diodes (1966) -- The ruby laser (1967) -- Superalloys (1967) -- Ring-pull (1967) -- Silicon chip IV: J.S. Kilby (1969) -- Computer mouse (1970) -- Kevlar (1972) -- Post-it notes (1972) -- Computerised tomography (1973) -- Cephalosporins (1973) -- Quorn (1974) -- Charge-coupled device (1974) -- Miniature electronic calculator (1974) -- Antidepressants: fluoxetine (1977) -- Artificial heart (1980) -- Lithium-ion batteries (1981) -- Monoclonal antibodies (1982) -- RSA encryption (1983) -- Recombinant DNA technology (1984) -- Stereolithography (1986) -- Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) (1987) -- Ceramic oxide superconductors (1988) -- Digital compression (1988) -- Cyanobiphenyl liquid crystals (1990) -- Vancomycin (1992) -- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) (1992) -- Personalised medicine (1992) -- Organic light-emitting diodes (OLED) (1993) -- Puel cells (1995) -- Blue light-emitting diodes (LEDs) (1995) -- Herception (trastuzumab) (1998) -- Tencel (1998) -- Three-dimensional printing (1998) -- Automated DNA sequencing (1998) -- Patenting genes (1998) -- PageRank (2001) -- Robotic surgery (2002) -- Quantum computing (2003) -- Flash memory (2004) -- Hydrogels (2004) -- Lithography (2008) -- iPod (2008) -- Hyaluronic acid (2008) -- Wireless mesh networks (2008) -- Polylactic acid (2009) -- Electric vehicles (2009) -- Biodiesel (2009) -- Stem cells (2011) -- Optical fibre (2013) -- Drones (2014) -- Graphene (2014) -- Metamaterials (2017) -- Gene editing (CRISPR) (2017) -- Video streaming (2017).
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (page 211) and index.
Note:Patent documents describe inventions and offer accurate information about the history of technology. This book shows how patents and the inventions they describe have shaped the modern world. Patent documents from the 19th century to the present are covered, from frozen foods and ring-pulls for soft drink cans, to Monopoly, to MRI and insulin.
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