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For the curious and the creators, Ingenious Patents tells the fascinating history of the inventors and their creations that have changed our world.Discover some of the most innovative of the 6.5 million patents that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted since Thomas Jefferson issued the first one in 1790. Revised and reformatted from the original 2004 edition, Ingenious Patents presents each device along with background about the inventor, interesting sidebars and history, and an excerpt from the original patent application. Author Jay Bennet has also written 15 new entries, everything from iPhones to 3G wireless to CRISPR gene editing. Liberally sprinkled throughout are patent diagrams created by the inventors annotated to show exactly how each item works. Entries include creative commercial successes in fields as diverse as medicine, aeronautics, computing, agriculture, and consumer goods. Readers are certain to find a topic of interest here, whether it is the history behind the patent for a Pez dispenser, cathode ray tube, kitty litter, DNA fingerprinting, or the design of a Fender Stratocaster guitar.

Zero to Maker is part memoir and part how-to guidebook for anyone who is having thoughts like these:I feel like all I can do is write emails. I wish I had more hands-on skills even though I don't know what I would build...I have this one idea I've always wanted to make, but I don't know how to build it...I keep hearing about the'maker movement'but I'm not sure what that means or how I can join in...The book follows author David Lang's headfirst dive into the maker world and shows how he grew from an unskilled beginner to be a successful entrepreneur. You'll discover how to navigate this new community of makers, and find the best resources for learning the tools and skills you need to be a dynamic maker in your own right.The way we make things has changed. A new generation of tinkerers have emerged through online communities and powerful digital fabrication tools, and their creations are changing the world. This book follows the author's personal journey of transformation into a maker-entrepreneur. It is everyone's guide to combining inspiration and resources to effectively navigate this exciting new world.Lang reveals how he became a maker pro after losing his job and how the experience helped him start OpenROV, a DIY community and product line focused on underwater robotics. It all happened once he became an active member of the maker movement. Ready to take the plunge into the next Industrial Revolution? This guide provides a clear and inspiring roadmap.Take an eye-opening journey from unskilled observer to engaged makerLearn how to join this community, get access to tools and experts, and pick up new skillsUse a template for building a maker-based entrepreneurial lifestyle and prepare yourself for the careers of the futureThis book is for everyone who dreams of becoming a successful maker-entrepreneur. It not only satisfies the aspirational aspect but shows newcomers to the maker movement exactly how to join in.First published in 2013, this new edition features full-color photos and shares David's latest insights and experiences as he continues to grow as a maker entrepreneur and citizen scientist.

After ten years, Make: has become one of most celebrated magazines to hit the newsstands, and certainly one of the hottest reads. If you're just catching on to the Maker Movement and wonder what you've missed, this book contains the best projects and articles from the magazine. Find out what keeps Makers coming back to Make: with this assortment of DIY projects and articles selected by Make:'s editors. Learn to:Outfit your workshop and make some must-have toolsBuild electronic projects from actuators to antennaeMake things with Arduino and Raspberry PiCreate drones and robotsBuild noisemaking projects and musical instrumentsAugment your photo and video capabilitiesMake your own food, soap, ink, and more

This ultimate guide for tech makers covers everything from hand tools to robots plus essential techniques for completing almost any DIY project. Makers, get ready: This is your must-have guide to taking your DIY projects to the next level. Legendary fabricator and alternative engineer Chris Hackett teams up with the editors of Popular Science to offer detailed instruction on everything from basic wood- and metalworking skills to 3D printing and laser-cutting wizardry. Hackett also explains the entrepreneurial and crowd-sourcing tactics needed to transform your back-of-the-envelope idea into a gleaming finished product. In The Big Book of Maker Skills, readers learn tried-and-true techniques from the shop classes of yore—how to use a metal lathe, or pick the perfect drill bit or saw—and get introduced to a whole new world of modern manufacturing technologies, like using CAD software, printing circuits, and more. Step-by-step illustrations, helpful diagrams, and exceptional photography make this book an easy-to-follow guide to getting your project done.

There has never been a Emerging technologies Guide like this. It contains 117 answers, much more than you can imagine; comprehensive answers and extensive details and references, with insights that have never before been offered in print. Get the information you need--fast! This all-embracing guide offers a thorough view of key knowledge and detailed insight. This Guide introduces what you want to know about Emerging technologies. A quick look inside of some of the subjects covered: Outline of technology - Advancement of technology, Anders Sandberg, Alex Steffen - Public speaking, Technological innovation system - Seven system functions, Extropianism - The Extropy Institute, Human Brain Project (EU) - Organisation and funding, Semantic Web - Purpose, Manufacture - Economics of manufacturing, Soil governance - The Role of Science and Technology on Soil Governance, Supranet - History, Royal Academy of Engineering - Diversity, CompTIA - Strata Green IT, Neuroethology - Application to technology, Bioconservative - List of notable techno-progressive social critics, Emerging technology - History of emerging technologies, Criticism of Facebook - Effect on higher education, Wired Magazine, Index of topics related to life extension - I, Demand articulation - Background, Grey goo - Ethics and chaos, Daphne Koller, MIT Technology Review - Relaunch: 1998–2005, Transhumanist - Technologies of interest, Records management - Records life cycle, Brute-force attack Theoretical limits, Nick Bostrom - Ethics of human enhancement, Technoself - Human Enhancement Regulation and Governance, Technology scouting, Scott Fisher (technologist) - Papers and conference proceedings, Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies - Reactions, Technological singularity - In popular culture, Transhumanist - Aims, and much more...

An epic tale of invention, in which ordinary people's lives are changed forever by their quest to engineer a radically new kind of car In 2007, the X Prize Foundation announced that it would give $10 million to anyone who could build a safe, mass-producible car that could travel 100 miles on the energy equivalent of a gallon of gas. The challenge attracted more than one hundred teams from all over the world, including dozens of amateurs. Many designed their cars entirely from scratch, rejecting decades of thinking about what a car should look like. Jason Fagone follows four of those teams from the build stage to the final race and beyond—into a world in which destiny hangs on a low drag coefficient and a lug nut can be a beautiful talisman. The result is a gripping story of crazy collaboration, absurd risks, colossal hopes, and poignant losses. In an old pole barn in central Illinois, childhood sweethearts hack together an electric-powered dreamboat, using scavenged parts, forging their own steel, and burning through their life savings. In Virginia, an impassioned entrepreneur and his hand-picked squad of speed freaks pool their imaginations and build a car so light that you can push it across the floor with your thumb. In West Philly, a group of disaffected high school students come into their own as they create a hybrid car with the engine of a Harley motorcycle. And in Southern California, the early favorite—a start-up backed by millions in venture capital—designs a car that looks like an alien egg. Ingenious is a joyride. Fagone takes us into the garages and the minds of the inventors, capturing the fractious yet beautiful process of engineering a bespoke machine. Suspenseful and bighearted, this is the story of ordinary people risking failure, economic ruin, and ridicule to create something vital that Detroit had never pulled off. As the Illinois team wrote in chalk on the wall of their barn,'SOMEBODY HAS TO DO SOMETHING. THAT SOMEBODY IS US.'

Are you possessed by the urge to invent, design, and make something that others enjoy, but don't know how to plug into the Maker movement? In this book, you'll follow author David Lang's headfirst dive into the Maker world and how he grew to be a successful entrepreneur. You'll discover how to navigate this new community, and find the best resources for learning the tools and skills you need to be a dynamic maker in your own right.Lang reveals how he became a pro maker after losing his job, and how the experience helped him start OpenROV—a DIY community and product line focused on open source undersea exploration. It all happened once he became an active member of the Maker culture. Ready to take the plunge into the next Industrial Revolution? This guide provides a clear and inspiring roadmap.Take an eye-opening journey from unskilled observer to engaged maker-entrepreneurEnter the Maker community to connect with experts and pick up new skillsUse a template for building a maker-based entrepreneurial lifestyleLearn from the organizer of the first-ever Maker Startup WeekendBe prepared for exciting careers of the future

Make Volume 34 takes to the sky, land, and the sea with projects and articles about underwater robots, incredible kites, and easy-to-make robots that are packed with personality. You'll also find features on an ancient and unusual maker material, and an excerpt from Encyclopedia of Electronic Components, a follow-up title to Charles Platt's best-selling book Make: Electronics.You'll get great projects like CoffeeBots (Arduino-controlled coffee can robots), GlueMotor (control your own robots with an iPhone app), AudioBooks (amplified speakers that look like hardbound books), and KAPstan (a kite winch that makes winding kite line a breeze).

Introduction Chapter 1 - 4G Chapter 2 - Genetic Engineering Chapter 3 - Artificial Photosynthesis Chapter 4 - Stem Cell Treatments Chapter 5 - Hydrogen Economy Chapter 6 - Electric Double-layer Capacitor Chapter 7 - Machine Translation Chapter 8 - GPGPU Chapter 9 - Spintronics Chapter 10 - Quantum Computer Chapter 11 - High-temperature Superconductivity Chapter 12 - Quantum Dot Chapter 13 - Powered Exoskeleton Chapter 14 - List of Emerging Technologies

Chapter 1 - Computer System Chapter 2 - Automatic Identification System Chapter 3 - Flight Control Modes (Electronic) Chapter 4 - Error Analysis for the Global Positioning System Chapter 5 - Glass Cockpit Chapter 6 - Automatic Vehicle Location Chapter 7 - Public Address Chapter 8 - Measuring Instrument Chapter 9 - Information Systems Chapter 10 - Control Engineering

Introduction Chapter 1 - Simulated Reality Chapter 2 - Mind Uploading Chapter 3 - Terraforming Chapter 4 - Transporter and Star Lifting Chapter 5 - Dyson Sphere Chapter 6 - Cryonics Chapter 7 - Faster-than-light Chapter 8 - Time Travel Chapter 9 - Space Elevator Chapter 10 - Molecular Assembler

Chapter 1 - Engineering Chapter 2 - Science Chapter 3 - Tool Chapter 4 - Building Chapter 5 - Road Chapter 6 - Infrastructure

Chapter 1 - Emerging Technologies Chapter 2 - Other Specimens of Emerging Technology Chapter 3 - Innovation Chapter 4 - Invention Chapter 5 - List of Emerging Technologies Chapter 6 - Sustainable Design Chapter 7 - Appropriate Technology

Cover the knowledge and skills necessary for all eight pathways with this complete resource, part of the OCR publishing programme.An accessible textbook, covering all four A-level units, including the Advanced Innovation Challenge unit. - Key terms throughout the book clarify and define technical terms- Extend and test learning with'Activity'boxes suggesting tasks to challenge knowledge, and question boxes providing practice- An accompanying website provides further material such as exemplar student work and additional references

Title from ebook title screen (viewed Sept. 26, 2005).