TY - BOOK TI - Industry and manufacturing SN - 9780716603894 AV - Q 180.55 .I53 2009 PY - 2009/// CY - Chicago PB - World Book KW - DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE -- SOCIAL ASPECTS -- JUVENILE LITERATURE N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Fire -- Manufactured glass -- Gears -- Pulleys and levers -- Concrete -- Coal -- Steam engine -- Electricity and magnetism -- Petroleum industry -- Steel -- Refrigeration -- Plastics -- Steam turbines -- Assembly line -- Adhesives -- Transistors -- Lasers -- Robotics -- Biotechnology -- Important dates in industry and manufacturing N2 - "An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in industry and manufacturing. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher ER -