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CHAPTER 7: SEVEN TALES FROM PRACTICALLY YESTERDAY

From about the 1850s to the 1930s
      https://doi.org/10.1142/9789813274501_0008Cited by:0 (Source: Crossref)
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      Abstract:

      The following sections are included:

      • STORY 44: THE FIRST MARITIME FLARE GUN (Raj)

      • STORY 45: THE FIRST RECORDED SONG (Ellie)

      • STORY 46: THE FIRST SYNTHESIZER (Samuel)

      • STORY 47: AN EARLY MOBILE PHONE SYSTEM (Kelly)

      • STORY 48: THE INVENTION OF THE CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE (Esther)

      • STORY 49: A TALE OF CARROTS AND RADAR (Ameena)

      • STORY 50: THE FIRST COMPUTERS WORTH LISTENING TO (Nathan)