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The Romance of Modern Mechanism

by Archibald WILLIAMS (1871 - 1934)

Chapter VIII - The Motor Afloat , part 2

In 1910, when this book was published, the advancement of modern mechanism was still moving at a rapid pace. It must have seemed like very day, new inventions were made to make life easier. Most of these are still very much in use today, such as the lawn-mower, automatic milking machines in the dairy industry, fire engines, and escalators. Learn about how these worked in this volume. - Summary by Carolin

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Listen next episodes of The Romance of Modern Mechanism:
Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 2 , Chapter IX - The Motor-Cycle , Chapter X - Fire Engines , Chapter XI - Fire Alarms and Automatic Fire Extinguishers , Chapter XII - The Machinery of a Ship, part 1 , Chapter XIII - 'The Nurse of the Navy' , Chapter XIV - The Mechanism of Diving , Chapter XIX - Transporter Bridges , Chapter XV - Apparatus for Raising Sunken Ships and Treasure , Chapter XVI - The Handling of Grain , Chapter XVII - Mechanical Transporters and Conveyors , Chapter XVIII - Automatic Weighers , Chapter XX - Boat and Ship Raising Lifts , Chapter XXI - A Self-Moving Staircase , Chapter XXII - Pneumatic Mail Tubes , Chapter XXIII - An Electric Postal System , Chapter XXIV - Agricultural Machinery , Chapter XXV - Dairy Machinery , Chapter XXVI - Sculpturing Machines , Chapter XXVII - An Automatic Rifle