Books about Inventions -- History

The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 2 (of 2)

A History of Inventions, Discoveries, and Origins, Volume 1 (of 2)

Inventors at Work, with Chapters on Discovery

The Story of Great Inventions

The Age of Invention: A Chronicle of Mechanical Conquest

Invention: The Master-key to Progress

Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science

The pneumatics of Hero of Alexandria

A Historical Account of Useful Inventions and Scientific Discoveries