The Romance of Modern Invention / Containing Interesting Descriptions in Non-technical Language of Wireless Telegraphy, Liquid Air, Modern Artillery, Submarines, Dirigible Torpedoes, Solar Motors, Airships, &c. &c.

A lively, nontechnical survey presents the principles, recent developments, and practical applications of contemporary inventions and discoveries, ranging from wireless signaling, telephony, and sound recording to submarines, airships, torpedoes, artillery, solar and liquid‑air engines, motor vehicles, high‑speed rail and sea expresses, aerial and mechanical flight, photographic advances, and typesetting machinery. Chapters blend clear explanations, historical anecdotes, factory and instrument descriptions, and illustrations to make complex mechanisms accessible to young readers while indicating how experimental ideas translate into working machines and services.