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geothermal power 58 hydroponics 44–45 kinetoscopes 186
germs 234–237, 244 hygiene, hospital 236 kitchen devices 194–195
Giotto probe 286 Knight, Margaret 289
glass, laminated 64 I Kuiper Belt 287
gliders 119, 121 Ibuka, Masaru 207, 290 Kwolek, Stephanie 65, 289
GM (genetically modified) crops 45 icebreakers 106–107
gold 21 ice cream 198 L
Goode, Sarah E. 289 incandescent light bulbs 181 Laika 260
Gore-Tex 219 Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO) Lake, Simon 112, 290
GPS (Global Positioning System) 85, 95, 281 Lamarr, Hedy 290
145, 159, 261, 265 induction motors 61 Landsat 1 262
granaries 11 industrialization 22–23, 52–53 laptop computers 172–173
gravity 117, 258 Industrial Revolution 40, 52–53, 56, 102, laser cutters 43
SS Great Britain 41, 106 176, 218 laser eye surgery 239
SS Great Eastern 108, 137 industrial robots 76 laser levels 43
Greek fire 29
laser lights 183
infrared 252, 253
INDEX Greeks, ancient 16, 20–21, 22, 106, 112, Infrared Astronomical Satellite (IRAS) 255 latitude 110
instruments, surgical 237
190, 198, 228
laughing gas 231
Greenwich Mean Time 139
intaglio printing 33
LED 168, 181, 183
grenades 30 insulators, glass-based 65 laundry 192–193
gunpowder 28–29 internal combustion engines 94, 268 LEGO bricks 209
guns 30–31 International Space Station (ISS) 277, legs, prosthetic 249
Gutenberg, Johannes 32–33, 289 278, 279 Leizu 290
Internet 153, 163, 174–175, 264 Lenoir, Étienne 94
H Internet banking 69 lenses 234, 248, 249
hair spray 215 Internet cafés 175 life jackets 104
Halley’s Comet 286 ion engines 271 lift 116, 117, 122
handguns 31 Iron Age 9 lifts 49
handlooms 24 Iron Bridge 48 light 180–183
hands, bionic 249 iron lungs 232 electronic billboards 168–169
Hannah, Marc 289 irrigation 11, 20 splitting 253
Harrington, John 212 light bulbs 180–181, 182, 183, 186, 187
harrows 10–11 J lighthouses 16
HD televisions 163 James Webb Space Telescope 280 Linoleum 64
headphones, Bluetooth 207 Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency Lippershey, Hans 252, 254
health 222–249 (JAXA) 280, 281 lipstick 215
hearing aids 248, 249 Jenner, Edward 242 liquid fuels 268, 270, 271
hearts, artificial 249 jet injectors 243 Lister, Joseph 236, 237
helicopters 122 jet planes 120–121 lithography 33
heliocentric universe 258, 259 jet-propelled boats 107 local anesthetics 231
helmets, bicycle 85 jigsaw puzzles 208 Locomotion No 1 132
Herschel, William 254 Jones, Eldorado 289 long-playing records 206
hieroglyphs 34, 35 junks, Chinese 18 longships 18
highlighter pens 73 Juno probe 287 looms 24, 53, 218
highways 103 Jupiter 258, 285, 287 Lovelace, Ada 176–177
home computers 172–173 Lovell, Bernard 254
Homo habilis 8 K Luddites 52
Hooke, Robert 234 Kevlar 65 Lumière Brothers 161
hooks and eyes 220 kidney dialysis 238 Luna 3 284
Hoover vacuum cleaners 201 lunar rovers 275
Hopper, Grace 171
hot-air balloons 122 M
Hubble Space Telescope 255, 280 Mackintosh coats 218
humanoids 77 Madar City 59
hunting 8 maglevs 129
Huygens, Christiaan 141, 289 magnetic tape 205
Huygens lander 287 malaria 233
hybrid cars 95 Mangano, Joy 290
hybrid vessels 107 man-made materials 64–65
hydraulic chairs 246 maps 16, 263
hydraulic presses 53 Marconi, Guglielmo 150, 290
Mariner 9 286
Mars 279, 281, 285, 286
Mason, Stanley 63, 290
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