Reference

The following reference books are located on the 1st floor of Pollak Library North. They contain basic facts about inventions and the people who invent them. See also online reference resources under databases.

Scientists, mathematicians, and inventors: lives and legacies : an encyclopedia of people who changed the world / edited by Doris Simonis ; writers, Caroline Hertzenberg ... [et al.]. Phoenix, Ariz. : Oryx Press, 1999.
[library only owns e-book version of this title.]

Reference AG5 .A69 2000
Anzovin, Steven & Podell, Janet, Famous first facts, international edition : a record of first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in world history. New York : H.W. Wilson, 2000

Reference AG5 .K315 1997
Kane, Joseph Nathan, Anzovin, Steven & Podell, Janet. Famous first facts : a record of first happenings, discoveries, and inventions in American history, 5th Edition. New York : H.W. Wilson, 1997.
[Library also owns e-book version of this title]

Reference T9.C96 2000
The cutting edge: an encyclopedia of advanced technologies. New York: Oxford Press, 2000.

Reference T15 .B684 1997
Bruno, Leonard C. Science & technology firsts. Daniel J. Boorstin, guest foreword ; Donna Olendorf, editor. Detroit : Gale Research, c1997

Reference T15.W718 2000
Williams, Trevor Illtyd. A history of invention: from stone axes to silicon chips. Updated and revised by William E. Schaaf, Jr. with Arianne E. Burnette. New York: Checkmark books, 2000.

Reference T15.W82 1999
McGrath, Kimberly A., ed. World of invention. Bridget Travers, contributing ed. Detroit: Gale, 1999.

Reference T16.J36 1994
James, Peter and Thorpe, Nick. Ancient inventions. New York: Ballantine Books, 1994.

Reference T20 .I59 2002, 2 volume set.
Smith, Roger, ed. Inventions and inventors. Pasadena, Calif. : Salem Press, 2002

Reference T21 .K55 1996, 2 volume set.
Karwatka, Dennis. Technology's past. Ann Arbor, MI : Prakken Publications, c1996-c1999

Reference T36 .Z54 2000
Zierdt-Warshaw, Linda, Winkler, Alan, and Bernstein, Leonard. American women in technology : an encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2000
[Library also owns e-book version of this title]

Reference T223.P2 B76 1994
Brown, Travis. Historical first patents : the first United States patent for many everyday things. Metuchen, N.J. : Scarecrow Press, c1994