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Index

Italic type indicates Series number; boldface type indicates main entries featured in Series 3; (ill.) indicates photographs and illustrations.

A

AbioCor Implantable Replacement Heart 3: 35, 37, 38 (ill.)

Achard, Franz 3: 90

Achilles tendon 1: 195

Acoustic guitar 1: 109 (ill.)

Adams, Thomas 2: 58, 63

Advanced Photo System (APS) 3: 212–213

Aerodynamics 1: 3, 118

Aerosol insecticide 3: 197

Agitation 1: 159

Air bag 2: 1–10, 1 (ill.), 2 (ill.)

Air bag components 2: 4 (ill.)

Air bag manufacturing 2: 6 (ill.), 7 (ill.), 8 (ill.), 9 (ill.)

Air conditioner 3: 1–10, 1 (ill.), 3 (ill.), 5 (ill.)

Airframe 1: 120

Air-purifying respirator (APR) 3: 123

Airtime 3: 219

Alcoke, Charles 3: 215

Aldrin, Edwin E. "Buzz," Jr. 3: 259

Alignment 1: 73

"All You Need Is Love" 3: 226

AlliedSignal 1: 49

Allison, Doug 2: 18

Alloy 1: 123, 258, 274

Amati, Andrea 2: 279

American National Standards Institute 1: 97

Amplification 1: 107

Anaheim Stadium 1: 212 (ill.)

Angioplasty 2: 16, 17 (ill.)

Angle of incidence 1: 55

Animation 3: 11–20, 14 (ill.), 15 (ill.), 16 (ill.), 18 (ill.)

Annatto 1: 58

Annealization 1: 77, 259; 2: 42

Anodization 1: 123

Antibiotic 3: 21–29, 21 (ill.), 26 (ill.), 27 (ill.)

Antioxidants 1: 156; 2: 251

Anti-smoking poster 3: 86 (ill.)

Apothecary 1: 220

APS. See Advanced Photo System (APS)

Aramid 1: 121

Arbor 2: 70

Arc lamps 1: 145

Archer, Frederick 3: 206

Archive 1: 55

Argon 2: 9, 169–172, 175

Armstrong, Neil A. 3: 259, 269

Aromatherapy 2: 201

Aromatics 2: 194

Arrays 1: 211

Artificial heart 3: 30–40, 30 (ill.)

Asaho, Kunji 2: 129 (ill.)

Assembly lines 1: 1, 4 (ill.), 6 (ill.), 7 (ill.), 9 (ill.), 33; 2: 109, 125, 218, 222, 237, 239

Atari Company 3: 278

Atlantis 3: 259 (ill.)

Attenuation 1: 172

Audio encoding 1: 81

Aurèole 3: 145

Autoclaves 1: 123, 267

Autogiros 1: 117

Automobile 1: 1–11, 149, 229; 2: 1, 3, 4, 36, 46, 75, 109, 120, 173, 176, 243, 247, 270

Avobenzone 2: 251

Axles 1: 4

Aztecs 1: 46

B

Baer, Ralph 3: 278

Baird, John Logie 3: 270–271

Bale chambers 2: 104

Baler pickup 2: 104

Ball bearings 1: 260

Balloon 2: 11–17, 11 (ill.), 12 (ill.), 17 (ill.), 38, 40, 50

Balloon manufacturing 2: 14 (ill.), 15 (ill.)

Ballpoint pen 3: 41–48, 41 (ill.), 43 (ill.), 45 (ill.), 46 (ill.)

Balm 1: 155

Banbury, Fernely H. 2: 227

Banbury mixer 2: 227

Bar code scanner 1: 12–19, 13 (ill.), 16 (ill.), 17 (ill.)

Bar codes 1: 12–19, 12 (ill.)

Barnard, Christiaan 3: 31

Basalt 1: 201

Base notes 2: 200

Baseball 1: 20–26, 20 (ill.), 21 (ill.), 25 (ill.); 2: 19

Baseball construction 1: 24 (ill.)

Baseball glove 2: 18–25, 18 (ill.), 19 (ill.), 23 (ill.), 25 (ill.)

Baseball glove manufacturing 2: 20 (ill.), 24 (ill.)

Baseball player 1: 22 (ill.)

Bean bag plush toy 3: 49–59, 49 (ill.)

Bean bag plush toy manufacturing 3: 55 (ill.), 56 (ill.)

Beanie Babies 3: 49–51, 50 (ill.), 53 (ill.), 57

Bearings 1: 142

Beatles, The 3: 226

Bedrock 1: 214

Beeper 2: 26–35, 26 (ill.), 27 (ill.), 33 (ill.), 34 (ill.)

Beeper manufacturing 2: 29 (ill.), 31 (ill.), 32 (ill.)

Bees 1: 18

Beeswax 2: 57, 62

Bell, Alexander Graham 1: 172

"Bends" 3: 267

Benz, Carl 1: 2

Bergman, Torbern 3: 247

Berthollet, Claude-Louis 2: 87

Beryl 1: 89

Berzelius, Jons Jakob 3: 270

Besson, Gustave Auguste 1: 258

Bevels 1: 92

BIC pens 3: 43

Bich, Marcel 3: 43

Bicycle 2: 36–47, 36 (ill.), 39 (ill.), 40 (ill.)

Bicycle components 2: 41 (ill.), 45 (ill.)

Bicycle Museum of America 2: 38

Bidermann, Samuel 2: 213

Bifocals 1: 90

Billet press 2: 188

Binding 1: 37, 44 (ill.)

Binoculars 1: 90

Bionic 1: 115

Biotin 1: 166

Biro, Georg 3: 42

Biro, Laszlo 3: 42

Black box 3: 60–69, 60 (ill.), 61 (ill.), 67 (ill.)

Black powder 2: 86, 89–92

Blackton, James Stuart 3: 12

Blanking die 1: 77

Blanking punch 1: 275

Blister pack 1: 78

Blow molding 2: 242–244, 252, 253

Blow torch 1: 261

Blown rubber 1: 194

Blue jeans 1: 27–35, 28 (ill.), 29 (ill.), 274

Blue jeans manufacturing 1: 31 (ill.), 32 (ill.), 33 (ill.)

Blueprints 1: 42

Bluhmel, Friedreich 1: 257

Bombarding 2: 174–176

Bomber jacket 3: 155 (ill.)

Boneshaker bicycle 2: 38

Book 1: 36–45, 36 (ill.), 39 (ill.)

Bookmatching 1: 109

Bores 1: 243

Box camera advertisement 3: 208 (ill.)

Box tubular valve 1: 257

Box-stitching 1: 52

Bradham, Caleb 3: 247–248

Brady, Matthew 2: 207

Braider 2: 52

Braille 1: 18; 2: 270

Brass 1: 255, 256; 2: 21, 90, 91

Braun, Ferdinand Karl 3: 270

Brigandine armor 1: 47 (ill.)

British thermal units (BTU) 3: 1

Broth 1: 63

Broyage 1: 69, 70

Bubble gum 2: 57–59, 63, 65

Budding, Edwin 1: 137

Bulb-wall blackening 1: 150

Bullet resistant vest. See Bulletproof vest

Bulletproof vest 1: 46–55, 46 (ill.), 50 (ill.), 54 (ill.)

Bulletproof vest production 1: 53 (ill.)

Bulletproof vest testing 1: 48

Bungee cord 2: 48–56, 48 (ill.), 49 (ill.)

Bungee cord manufacturing 2: 52 (ill.), 53 (ill.)

Bungee jumping 2: 48, 49 (ill.), 50, 51, 54, 55 (ill.), 56

Burn-in 2: 127, 219

Bushnell, Nolan 3: 278

Butting 2: 42

Buttons 1: 272

Bynema 1: 49

C

Cacahuatl 1: 63

Cadmium 1: 77

Calcio 3: 116

Calibration 1: 245

Calotype 2: 203; 3: 205

Cam 1: 75

Camera obscura 3: 204

Camera-ready 1: 44

Cameras 1: 90; 2: 120, 127, 129, 202–207, 210–212

Camp, Walter 3: 118

Candler, Asa 3: 255

Candy 1: 71

Carbon 1: 121, 145

Carbon black 1: 247

Carbon rubber 1: 194

Carbonated water 3: 247

Carding 1: 30

Carnauba 1: 155

Carrier, Willis 3: 2

Cartwright, Alexander 1: 20

Carver, George Washington 2: 178, 179 (ill.)

Casing in 1: 38

Casting 1: 122; 2: 136

CAT. See Computerized Axial Tomography (CAT)

Catcher's mitt 2: 18

Cathode ray tube (CRT) 3: 273 (ill.)

Catsup. See Ketchup

Cavity 1: 256

Cayley, George 1: 116

CD. See Compact disc (CD)

Cedar 2: 187–189

Cello 2: 279, 282

Cello guitar 1: 108

Cellular phone 2: 33, 35, 82, 84

Cellulose 2: 205, 207

Cels (celluloids) 3: 19

Celsius, Anders 1: 239

Cement lasting 1: 194

Central note 2: 200

Centrifugal pump 2: 75

Centrifuge 1: 225; 2: 15, 61

Cereal 3: 70–78, 70 (ill.), 71 (ill.), 76 (ill.)

Cereal manufacturing 3: 73 (ill.), 74 (ill.)

Chain, Ernst 3: 22

Chamois 1: 192

Chandra X-ray Observatory 3: 262

Changers 3: 99

Charles, Jacques 2: 11

Chassis 1: 2

Cheese 1: 56–62, 56 (ill.), 57 (ill.), 62 (ill.)

Cheese making 1: 59 (ill.), 61 (ill.)

Chewing gum 2: 57–65, 57 (ill.), 58 (ill.), 62 (ill.), 64 (ill.), 89, 191, 193, 194

Chewing gum manufacturing 2: 60 (ill.), 61 (ill.), 63 (ill.)

Chicle 2: 58–60, 63

Chip shooter 2: 30

Chocalatl 1: 63

Chocolate 1: 63–72, 63 (ill.), 64 (ill.), 200; 2: 100

Chocolate candy 1: 67 (ill.)

Chocolate candy production 1: 70 (ill.)

Chordophone 1: 107

Christerson, Tom 3: 38

Chromization 1: 77

Chu, Grace 2: 96

Cierva, Juan de la 1: 117

Cigarette 3: 79–88, 79 (ill.), 80 (ill.), 83 (ill.), 86 (ill.)

Cigarette manufacturing 3: 84 (ill.)

Cilantro 1: 202

CIM. See Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM)

Cincinnati Red Stockings 2: 18

Circuit boards 2: 29–31, 218, 219, 223, 236–238

Cladding 1: 173

Clagget, Charles 1: 257

Clark, Barney 3: 32

Clark, Melville 2: 213

Clarke, Arthur C. 3: 225–226

Claude, Georges 2: 170

Clay tablet 1: 36

Clifford, Rich 3: 259 (ill.)

Clocks 1: 74, 264

Coaxial cable 3: 227

Coca-Cola 3: 247–248

Cockpit voice recorder (CVR) 3: 60

Cocoa beans 1: 63; 3: 162

Co–Efficient of Restitution (COR) 1: 25

Cold drawing 2: 42

Cold-rolled steel 1: 75

Collapsible staircase 3: 109

Collating 1: 43

Collins, Eileen 3: 262, 263 (ill.)

Cologne 2: 195, 196, 198

Colorimeter 1: 44

Colorimetric equipment 1: 162

Columbia 3: 262

Columbus, Christopher 1: 28; 2: 225

Combination lock 1: 73–79, 73 (ill.), 74 (ill.), 79 (ill.)

Combination lock components 1: 76 (ill.)

Compact disc 1: 80–88, 80 (ill.), 81 (ill.); 2: 216, 217, 221, 222; 3: 97–98, 100 (ill.)

Compact disc lands 1: 87 (ill.)

Compact disc manufacturing 1: 85 (ill.)

Compact disc pits 1: 87 (ill.); 3: 99 (ill.)

Compact disc players 1: 82 (ill.), 83

Composite 1: 241

Compressed Air Foam System (CAFS) 2: 84

Computer integrated manufacturing (CIM) 2: 29, 30, 33

Computer Space 3: 278

Computer storage 1: 98

Computerized Axial Tomography (CDT) scanner 3: 171–172

Concentric circles 1: 110

Conching 1: 70, 71

Condensation polymerization 2: 243

Condiments 1: 200

Coney Island, New York 3: 215

Confections 1: 66

Conn, C. G. 1: 258

Consumer Product Safety Commission 1: 143

Contact lens 2: 66–73, 66 (ill.), 67 (ill.), 69 (ill.), 72 (ill.)

Contact lens manufacturing 2: 70 (ill.), 71 (ill.)

Contè, Nicolas Jacques 2: 187

Conveyor 1: 1; 2: 16, 115, 182, 188–192, 253, 258, 262

Cooley, Denton 3: 32

Coover, Harry 1: 230

Cork machine 3: 247

Corn syrup 2: 59, 61, 179

Cornu, Paul 1: 116

Corrosion 1: 75, 76

Corrugated cardboard 1: 204

Cortèz, Hèrnan 1: 46

Cosmetics 1: 154

Cotton 2: 50, 51, 93, 178, 179, 207, 256, 261

Cotton candy 3: 89–96, 89 (ill.), 90 (ill.)

Cotton candy machine 3: 93 (ill.)

Cotton candy manufacturing 3: 92 (ill.)

Cotton candy vendor 3: 94 (ill.)

Cowhide 2: 20

Cowling 2: 132

Cracker and fanner 1: 69

Cramer, Stuart 3: 2

Crash-survivable memory unit (CSMU) 3: 64

Creep. See Plastic creep

Crepe rubber 1: 193

Crimping 1: 235, 260

Crookes, William 3: 270

Cross, A. T. 3: 43

Crown cork cap 3: 249

Crown soda machine 3: 249

CRT. See Cathode ray tube (CRT)

Crucible method 1: 175

Crude oil 3: 132, 136–137

Crystallization 1: 226; 2: 243

CSMU. See Crash-survivable memory unit (CSMU)

Cuisine 1: 200

Curing 1: 249, 251; 2: 14, 20, 184, 228–229

Curtis, John 2: 57

Curtis, John Bacon 2: 57

Curve generator 1: 96 (ill.)

CVR. See Cockpit voice recorder (CVR)

Cyanoacrylate glue 1: 230

Cylinder press 1: 37

D

Dabney, Ted 3: 278

Dacron 3: 263

Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mandè 2: 202, 203; 3: 205

Daguerreotype 2: 203, 207; 3: 205, 206 (ill.)

Daimler, Gottlieb 1: 2; 3: 134

Damadian, Raymond V. 3: 171, 177

Dassler, Adolph 1: 192

Davis, Jacob 1: 28

Davy, Humphry 1: 145

Deadbolts 1: 74

DeBakey, Michael 3: 32, 40

Deburring 1: 121

Decompression 3: 267

DEET insect repellent 3: 197

Defatting 1: 71

Degree of attenuation 1: 173

Demipermanent hair color 3: 145

Denim 1: 27 (ill.)

Deployable flight incident recorder (DFIR) 3: 68

Desktop publishing 1: 44

Desserts 1: 65 (ill.)

DeVries, William 3: 32

DFIR. See Deployable flight incident recorder (DFIR)

Dichromated gelatin 1: 14

Die-casting 1: 278

Die-cutting 2: 9, 21

Diemer, Walter 2: 59

Differential speed mill 1: 168

Digital photography 2: 212

Digital television 3: 275

Digital versatile disk. See DVD

Digital video disk. See DVD

Directional solidifying 2: 136, 137

Disc-driven player piano. See Player piano

Discovery 3: 262

Disney, Walt 3: 13, 217

Disneyland 3: 217

Dispersion 1: 105

Distillation tower 3: 138 (ill.)

Dixon, Joseph 2: 187

Dodge, Francis Despard 2: 195

Donkin, Bryan 3: 42

Double bass 2: 282

Dowling, Robert 3: 37

Drake, Edwin L. 3: 133

Dry plates 2: 203 (ill.); 3: 206–207

Dry roasting 2: 181

Duco lacquer 1: 7

Dumont, Allen B. 3: 270–272

Dunlop, John Boyd 1: 246; 2: 38

Duryea, Charles 3: 134

Duryea, J. Frank 3: 134

Duryea Motor Wagon 1: 2

Dutch cocoa 1: 67

Dutching 1: 69

DVD 3: 98 (ill.), 100 (ill.)

DVD lands 3: 98 (ill.)

DVD movies 3: 101 (ill.)

DVD pits 3: 99 (ill.)

DVD player 3: 97–107, 97 (ill.), 100 (ill.), 102 (ill.), 104 (ill.)

DVD style cube 3: 103

Dylan, Bob 1: 112 (ill.)

E

E. I. du Pont de Nemours & Co. 1: 48

E-coat 1: 8

Eastman, George 2: 204, 205; 3: 12, 207

Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company 2: 205

Eau de toilette 2: 195, 196, 198

Ebony 1: 109; 2: 282, 286, 287

Echo 1 3: 226

Edison, Thomas Alva 1: 146 (ill.)

EER. See Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER)

Electric automobile 1: 11

Electric guitar 1: 113

Electrodes 1: 145; 2: 107, 172–176, 233, 236, 237

Electroforming 1: 85

Electromagnetic induction 1: 210

Electroplating 1: 258, 262

Electrostatic painting 2: 108

Elevator 3: 237

Elongation 2: 230

EMU. See Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU)

Emulsion 2: 208

Endoscope 1: 173

Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER) 3: 9

Enfleurage 2: 196–198, 198 (ill.)

Engraving 1: 185, 242

Enzymes 1: 68

EPA. See Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)

Epoxy 1: 121

Erasers 2: 187, 190, 191

Escalator 3: 107–115, 107 (ill.), 111 (ill.), 112 (ill.), 114 (ill.)

Essential oils 2: 195–197, 200, 201

Etching 1: 269

Ethylene vinyl acetate (EVA) 1: 194

Ewing, James Alfred 1: 210

Explosives 2: 86

Expression 2: 196–198

Extravehicular Mobility Unit (EMU) 3: 257, 260 (ill.), 261 (ill.)

Extruder 1: 250

Extrusion 2: 51, 52, 228, 229, 252, 253, 273

Eyeglass lens 1: 89–97, 89 (ill.), 92 (ill.); 2: 66

Eyeglass store 1: 91 (ill.)

Eyelash dyeing 3: 181

F

Faber, John Eberhard 2: 187

Faber, Lothar von 2: 187

Fahrenheit, Gabriel Daniel 1: 239

"Fairy Floss" 3: 91

Faraday, Michael 1: 210

Farnsworth, Philo T. 3: 270–271, 271 (ill.)

Father (CD manufacturing) 1: 86

Favre, Brett 3: 117 (ill.)

FDA. See U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

FDAU. See Flight Data Acquisition Unit (FDAU)

FDR. See Flight Data Recorder (FDR)

Felix the Cat 3: 12

Ferdinand II 1: 238

Fermentation 1: 68; 3: 26 (ill.)

Ferrules 1: 261; 2: 188, 191

Fiberglass 1: 48; 2: 266, 272

Fick, Adolf 2: 67

Filament 1: 126, 146, 149 (ill.)

Filling machine 3: 247

Film. See Photographic film

Film speed 3: 213

Filming 1: 41

Fire apparatus 2: 74, 75, 77, 78, 82, 84

Fire engine 2: 74–85, 74 (ill.), 75 (ill.), 76 (ill.)

Fire engine components 2: 82 (ill.), 83 (ill.)

Fire engine manufacturing 2: 79 (ill.), 80 (ill.), 81 (ill.)

Fire truck. See Fire engine

Fireworks 2: 86–95, 86 (ill.), 88 (ill.), 93 (ill.), 94 (ill.)

Fireworks manufacturing 2: 90 (ill.), 91 (ill.)

Fisher, Bud 3: 12

Fisher, Gary 2: 38, 40

Flaming cabinet 1: 160

Flash powder 2: 89, 91

Flashlight 1: 149

Flat panel television 3: 275 (ill.), 276

Flats 1: 41

Flemming, Alexander 3: 22, 23 (ill.)

Flight Data Acquisition Unit (FDAU) 3: 62–63

Flight Data Recorder (FDR) 3: 60, 65 (ill.)

Floppy disk 1: 98–106, 98 (ill.), 99 (ill.), 100 (ill.), 105 (ill.); 2: 216

Floppy disk components 1: 102 (ill.), 103 (ill.)

Florey, Howard 3: 22

Fluorescent inspection 2: 140

Fluorescent lamp 1: 147

Fluoride 1: 173

Flux 1: 261

Fonts 1: 39

Football 3: 116–122, 116 (ill.), 119 (ill.)

Football manufacturing 3: 120 (ill.)

Football specifications 3: 121 (ill.)

Ford, Henry 1: 1–2, 3 (ill.)

Forging 1: 122

Formaldehyde 1: 165

Fortrel EcoSpun 2: 246, 247

Fortune cookie 2: 96–101, 96 (ill.), 97 (ill.), 98 (ill.)

Fortune cookie manufacturing 2: 99 (ill.), 100 (ill.)

Fractional distillation 2: 169

Fragrances 2: 193–196, 199–201

Frankincense 2: 57, 194

Franklin, Benjamin 1: 80 (ill.)

Freeblowing 1: 124

French Harmless Hair Dye Company 3: 145

Freon 2: 2

Fresnel lens 2: 265

Frets 1: 107; 2: 282

Friction inertial welding 2: 6

Fuel cell 3: 140

Functional testing 2: 140

Fuselage 1: 120

G

Galileo Galilei 1: 238

Galleys 1: 39

Galoshes 1: 273

Galvanometer 1: 210

Gama, Vasco da 1: 219

Game Boy 3: 279–280

Gas additives 3: 139 (ill.)

Gas mask 3: 123–131, 123 (ill.), 124 (ill.), 125 (ill.), 127 (ill.)

Gas mask assembly 3: 129 (ill.)

Gas mask manufacturing 3: 128 (ill.)

Gas mask testing 3: 130 (ill.)

Gas station 3: 135 (ill.)

Gasoline 3: 132–141, 132 (ill.)

Geissler, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm 2: 169

Gelatin 2: 203, 204, 207, 209, 210

Gemini 3: 258

General Electric (GE) 2: 131, 270

General Motors (GM) 2: 51, 120, 124

Generator 1: 94

Genovese 1: 27

George Eastman House 2: 205

Gerbach, A. 1: 274

Germanium 1: 14

Gershwin, George 2: 216

Gertie the Dinosaur 3: 12, 13 (ill.)

Gibbon, John H. 3: 31–32

Ginned cotton 1: 30

Glass 1: 84, 89; 2: 67, 71, 162, 163, 169–176, 196, 198, 199, 203, 204, 241, 242, 247, 266

Glassblowing 1: 241

Glue 1: 229

Godwin, Linda 3: 259 (ill.)

Gold 1: 83; 2: 206, 236

Goldenrod 1: 41

Goldmark, Peter 3: 271

Goldsmith, Michael 3: 171

Golitsyn, Boris 1: 210

Goodhue, Lyle 3: 197

Goodyear, Charles 1: 191, 247; 2: 226

Gore closure 1: 193

Gorie, John 3: 2

Gortex 3: 263

Graham, Sylvester 3: 70

Granola 3: 70

Granulator 1: 227

GrapeNuts 3: 71

Graphite 2: 93, 186–191

Gravity Pleasure Road 3: 215

Gravity Pleasure Switchback Railway 3: 215

Gravure 1: 42, 185

Gray, Laman 3: 37

Gray, Thomas 1: 210

Gridiron design 3: 118

Grinding 1: 94

Gruentzig, Andreas 2: 16

Guarneri, Bartolomeo Giuseppe 2: 279

Guitar 1: 107–114, 107 (ill.), 109 (ill.), 113 (ill.); 2: 279

Guitar manufacturing 1: 111 (ill.)

Gum. See Chewing gum

Gumballs 2: 62

Gunpowder 2: 2, 86, 87, 89

Gutenberg, Johann 1: 36

H

H. J. Heinz Company 2: 162, 168

Hagiwara, Makoto 2: 97

Hahn, Max 2: 131

Hair dye 3: 143–152, 143 (ill.), 147 (ill.), Hair dye manufacturing 3: 149 (ill.), 150 (ill.)

Hair dye selection 3: 148 (ill.)

Halftones 1: 41

Halide 1: 147

Hampel, Anton Joseph 1: 256

Hancock, Thomas 2: 11, 226

Handrails 3: 110

Hang tags 3: 51, 54

Hanson, Alden W. 1: 274

Hanway, Jonas 2: 271

Happy Meals 3: 52

Harness 1: 142

Harpaston 3: 116

Hay 2: 102, 104–110, 195

Hay baler 2: 102–110, 102 (ill.), 103 (ill.), 105 (ill.), 106 (ill.), 109 (ill.)

HBO. See Home Box Office (HBO)

HCFC. See Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC)

HDTV. See High-definition television system (HDTV)

Heald, Jess 1: 25

Heart notes 2: 200

Heart-lung machine 3: 32

HeartMate Implantable Pneumatic Left Ventricular Assist System (IPLVAS) 3: 33

HeartMate XVE 3: 34 (ill.), 37 (ill.)

Heat blanching 2: 182

Heat test 1: 162

Heating-out process 1: 242

Helicopter 1: 115–127, 115 (ill.), 116 (ill.), 117 (ill.), 119 (ill.)

Helicopter components 1: 122 (ill.)

Helium neon 1: 14

Heng, Chang 1: 208

Herriman, George 3: 12

Herschel, John 3: 205–206

Hershey, Milton 1: 66; 3: 163–164

Hetrick, John 2: 1

High-definition television system (HDTV) 3: 274

Highways 1: 10

Hinckle, Phillip 3: 215

Hirai, Kazuo 3: 285 (ill.)

Hittite 1: 107

Hobbyhorses 2: 36, 38

Hockey 2: 21, 111, 112

Holograms 1: 13

Holographic disks 1: 14, 15 (ill.), 16 (ill.)

Holographic scanners 1: 13

Holstein cattle 1: 22

Home Box Office (HBO) 3: 227

Home Insurance Company Building 3: 237

Hook-and-eye principle 1: 231

Horner, William George 3: 12

Hounsfield, Godfrey 3: 171

Houten, Conrad van 1: 66, 71

Howard, H. Taylor 3: 228

Howe, Elias 1: 272

Human Genome Project 3: 29

Human-powered vehicle (HPV) 2: 46

Humorous Phases of Funny Faces 3: 12

Hurd, Earl 3: 19

Hydraulic press 2: 190

Hydrochlorofluorocarbons (HCFC) 3: 4

Hydrofluoric acid 1: 241

I

Ice skates 2: 111

Ice slides 3: 214

Imposition 1: 42

In-line skates 2: 111–118, 111 (ill.), 113 (ill.), 115 (ill.), 116 (ill.), 117 (ill.)

Incandescence 1: 145

Incandescent light bulb 1: 147

Incunabula 1: 36

Indigo 1: 27

Industrial robot 1: 6; 2: 30, 31, 107, 119–130, 119 (ill.), 120 (ill.), 122 (ill.), 125 (ill.), 129 (ill.), 138

Industrial robot manufacturing 2: 126 (ill.), 127 (ill.), 128 (ill.)

Injection molding 1: 76, 86, 142; 2: 29, 69, 115, 237, 243

Inkometers 1: 44

Intaglio printing 1: 185 (ill.)

Integrated circuits 1: 82

International Museum of Photography and Film 2: 205

International Standards Organization (ISO) 2: 45, 206; 3: 213

International Standards Organization (ISO) rating 2: 206, 207

Internet microwave oven 3: 193

Ionization chamber smoke detectors 2: 233

IPLVAS See HeartMate Implantable Pneumatic Left Ventricular Assist System (IPLVAS)

Iron oxide 1: 98

ISO. See International Standards Organization (ISO)

J

Jarvik, Robert 3: 33 (ill.)

Jarvik-7 3: 31–32, 33 (ill.)

Jarvik-2000 Flowmaker 3: 39

Jenkins, Charles Francis 3: 270

Jenny airmail stamps 1: 189 (ill.)

Jersey (material) 2: 256

Jet engine 2: 131–141, 131 (ill.), 133 (ill.), 134 (ill.), 135 (ill.), 136 (ill.), 140 (ill.)

Jet engine manufacturing 2: 137 (ill.), 138 (ill.), 139 (ill.)

Joyner, Fred 1: 230

Judson, Whitcomb L. 1: 272

Jung, George 2: 97

K

Kantrowitz, Adrian 3: 32, 39

Karman, Theodore von 1: 117

Karp, Haskell 3: 32

Kellogg, John Harvey 3: 70

Kellogg's Corn Flakes 3: 70

Kelly, Charlie 2: 38, 40

Kelvin, Lord 1: 239

Keratometers 2: 67

Ketchup 2: 161–168, 161 (ill.), 164 (ill.)

Ketchup manufacturing 2: 162 (ill.), 165 (ill.), 166 (ill.), 167 (ill.)

Kevlar 1: 48, 51, 173; 2: 114, 133, 137; 3: 263

Kevlar production 1: 51 (ill.)

Kircher, Athanasius 3: 11

Kodak 2: 204 (ill.), 205, 206 (ill.), 212

Kolff, Willem 3: 32

Krazy Kat 3: 12

Krypton 2: 169

Kumax 1: 49

Kwolek, Stephanie 1: 48

L

Laboratory incubator 1: 206

Lacquer 1: 262

Laid paper 1: 184

Landrum, Ed 2: 214 (ill.)

Lands 1: 83

Laps. See Lens laps

Lappers 2: 70

Laser cutting 1: 84

Laser drilling 2: 137

Laser welding 2: 6

Lasers 1: 12, 80, 172; 2: 6, 32, 70, 107, 123, 127, 137

Lassiter, John 3: 14

Latex 1: 247; 2: 11–17, 50, 57–60, 227

Lathes 2: 273

Lavassor, Emile 1: 2

Lawn mower 1: 137–144, 137 (ill.), 138 (ill.), 141 (ill.), 143 (ill.)

LCD. See Liquid crystal display (LCD)

Lead glass 2: 171

Leap pad 1: 94

Leather 1: 191; 2: 20–22, 24, 25, 41, 102, 111, 114, 194

Leather jacket 3: 153–161, 153 (ill.), 155 (ill.), 160 (ill.)

Leather jacket assembly 3: 159 (ill.)

Leather jacket design 3: 158 (ill.)

Left ventricular assist device (LVAD) 3: 30, 32, 35

Legumes 2: 178

Lenoir, Etienne 1: 2

Lenses 1: 14

Lens laps 1: 94

Lensometers 1: 93, 95 (ill.)

Leonardo da Vinci 1: 116; 2: 36

Letterpress 1: 42

Light bulb 1: 145–153, 145 (ill.), 148 (ill.), 152 (ill.); 2: 176, 266

Light bulb manufacturing 1: 151 (ill.)

Light detection system 1: 14

Light-emitting diode (LED) 1: 240, 267

Light-sensitive paper 1: 210

Lindbergh, Charles 3: 61

Linnaeus, Carolus 1: 65

Linotype 1: 37

Liotta, Domingo 3: 32

Lipman, Hyman W. 2: 187

Lipstick 1: 154–163, 154 (ill.), 155 (ill.), 157 (ill.), 161 (ill.), 166

Lipstick manufacturing 1: 158 (ill.), 159 (ill.)

Liquid crystal display (LCD) 1: 240, 267; 2: 31; 3: 276

L'Orèal 3: 145

Lost-wax method 1: 256

Loud, John H. 3: 42

Louis XIV 1: 220; 2: 194

Lozenges 1: 65

Lund, Mary 3: 31

Luthiers 1: 108

LVAD. See Left ventricular assist device

M

M&M's Almond Chocolate Candies 3: 168

M&M's candy 3: 162–169, 162 (ill.), 164 (ill.)

M&M's candy manufacturing 3: 165 (ill.), 166 (ill.)

M&M's Colorworks Milk Chocolate Candies 3: 168

M&M's cookies 3: 167 (ill.)

M&M's Crispy Candies 3: 168

M&M's Dulce de Leche-Caramel Chocolate Candies 3: 168

M&M's Mini Chocolate Baking Bits 3: 168

M&M's Peanut Butter Chocolate Candies 3: 168

M&M's Peanut Chocolate Candies 3: 168

M&M's Plain Chocolate Candies 3: 168

MacDonald, John 2: 272

Maceration 2: 196, 197

Mach, Ernst 2: 141

Machete 1: 68

Macmillan, Kirkpatrick 2: 36

Maddox, Richard Leach 2: 203; 3: 206

"Magic lantern" 3: 11

Magnet 3: 172

Magnetic resonance image 3: 176 (ill.)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner 3: 170–178, 173 (ill.)

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Scanner components 3: 174 (ill.)

Magnetic storage 1: 98

Magnetron tube 3: 186, 188, 189 (ill.)

Magnifying glass 1: 89

Mail armor 1: 47

Major league baseball 1: 20

Mandrels 1: 150, 186; 2: 42, 243, 244

Manmade soda water 3: 247

Manuscripts 1: 38

Marggraf, Andreas 3: 90

Marking pianos 2: 213, 215

Mars, Forrest, Sr. 3: 163–164, 163

Marsalis, Wynton 1: 257 (ill.)

Martin, Charles Friedrich 1: 108

Mascara 3: 179–184, 179 (ill.), 180 (ill.)

Mascara manufacturing 3: 182 (ill.)

Mass production 1: 66, 139

Massachusetts Institute of Technology 3: 277

Masticator machine 2: 226

Matterhorn Bobsled 3: 217

Maybelline 3: 179–180

McCay, Winsor 3: 12

McDonald's Corporation 3: 52

Medicinal water 3: 246

Meili, Ernst 2: 235

Melanin 2: 254

Mellay 3: 116

Mercedes automobile 1: 1; 3: 134

Mercuric sulfide 1: 154

Mercury 1: 208; 2: 171, 175

Mercury 3: 258

Merlin, Joseph 2: 111

Messmer, Otto 3: 12

Micas 1: 166

Michaux, Ernest 2: 38

Microinch 1: 102

Microgravity 2: 72

MicroMed DeBakey Ventricular Assist Device 3: 40

Micronesians 1: 46

Microprocessors 1: 267

Microscopes 1: 90; 2: 255

Microwave chassis 3: 191 (ill.)

Microwave oven 3: 185–194, 185 (ill.), 187 (ill.), 192 (ill.), 193 (ill.)

Microwaves 3: 233

MIDI. See Musical instrument digital interface (MIDI)

Miller, John A. 3: 223

Milne, John 1: 210

Mind Eraser (roller coaster) 3: 222 (ill.)

Mineral tanning 3: 156

Mineral water 3: 246–247

Miners 1: 28 (ill.)

Minkoff, Larry 3: 171

Mir 3: 259 (ill.), 262

Mirrors 1: 14

MIT. See Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)

Mitt 2: 18, 25

Model A automobile 1: 1

Model T automobile 1: 1, 3 (ill.), 4 (ill.)

Modified Chemical Vapor Deposition (MCVD) 1: 175, 176

Modulus 2: 230

Molten sodium silicate 1: 121

Monasterio violin 2: 280 (ill.)

Monopoly 1: 219

Monroe, William 2: 187

Montgolfier, Jacques 2: 11

Montgolfier, Joseph 2: 11

Moonwalks 3: 259

Morgan, Garrett A. 2: 270; 3: 123–124, 126

Morse, Samuel F. B. 2: 207

Mortar 1: 200

Mosquito 3: 195 (ill.)

Mosquito breeding ground 3: 196 (ill.)

Mosquito repellent 3: 195–203

Mosquito repellent manufacturing 3: 200 (ill.), 201 (ill.)

Mosquito repellent testing 3: 202 (ill.)

Mountain bikes 2: 38, 39

Movie projector 3: 12

MRI. See Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI)

Mullen, Ernest 2: 67

Multimode 1: 173

Multiple-effect evaporation 1: 225

Murrie, Bruce 3: 163

Museum of Electronics 2: 30

Museum of Neon Art 2: 171

Museums 2: 30, 38, 171, 205

Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) 2: 216, 218, 221, 222

Musk 2: 195, 200

Mutt and Jeff 3: 12

Mycenaeans 1: 46

Mylar 1: 101; 2: 12; 3: 258, 263

Myrrh 2: 193, 194

Mystic Color Lab 2: 211

N

Nail polish 1: 164–171, 164 (ill.), 165 (ill.), 169 (ill.); 2: 208

Nail polish manufacturing 1: 167 (ill.), 168 (ill.)

Napoleon Bonaparte 2: 87, 196

NASA. See National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) 3: 258

National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) 3: 118

National Food Processors Association 1: 227

National Football League (NFL) 3: 118

National Institute of Justice (NIJ) 1: 54

National Institute of Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice 1: 49

National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 3: 131

National Institute of Standards and Technology 1: 240

National Optical Association 1: 97

National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) 3: 63

National Transportation Safety Board investigator 3: 64 (ill.)

NCAA. See National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)

Negatives 1: 41

Neon art 2: 171

Neon lamp 1: 147

Neon sign 2: 169–177, 169 (ill.), 170 (ill.), 172 (ill.)

Neon sign manufacturing 2: 173 (ill.), 174 (ill.), 175 (ill.)

Neoprene 2: 51, 81, 123, 266

Neumann Tackified Glove Company 2: 25

New York Stock Exchange 3: 2

Newton, Isaac 2: 132

Newton's third law of motion 2: 131

NFL. See National Football League (NFL)

Nibs 1: 69

Nicotine addiction 3: 87

Nièpce, Joseph Nicèphore 3: 205, 207

Nintendo 3: 279–280

NIOSH. See National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)

Nipkow, Paul 3: 270

Nitrobenzene 2: 195

Nitrocellulose 1: 165

Nitrocellulose cotton 1: 164

NMR. See Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR)

No-cal beverages 3: 248

Nomex 1: 123; 3: 263

Noon, George 3: 40

NOTAR design 1: 120

NTSB. See National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)

Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) 3: 170–171

Nylon 1: 49, 75; 2: 1, 4, 6, 9, 20, 41, 50, 51, 114, 258, 272–275, 278

O

Obrig, Theodore Ernst 2: 67

Odyssey 3: 278

Offset lithography 1: 42, 43 (ill.), 187 (ill.)

Ohain, Hans von 2: 131

Oil drilling platform 3: 137 (ill.)

Oil prospectors 3: 135

Oil tanning 3: 156

Oil well 3: 133 (ill.)

Olson, Brennan 2: 112

Olson, Scott 2: 112

Optical disk 1: 82, 106

Optical engineer 1: 14

Optical fiber 1: 172–180, 172 (ill.), 174 (ill.); 2: 176

Optical fiber cable 1: 178 (ill.), 179 (ill.)

Optical fiber manufacturing 1: 175 (ill.), 177 (ill.)

Optical replication 1: 15

Optical system 1: 17

Ordinary bicycle 2: 38

Organic composite material 1: 120

Orientation blow molding 2: 243

Orthopedic running shoes 1: 193

Oscillation 1: 211, 268

Otis, Elisha 3: 237

Overlays 1: 41

Owens, Jesse 1: 192 (ill.)

Oxidation 1: 145

Oxide 1: 259; 2: 1, 236, 242, 251

P

Pac-man 3: 278–279, 284

Padlocks 1: 74

Pager. See Beeper

Paint 1: 8; 2: 43, 44, 78, 82, 108, 121, 125, 179

Painter, William 3: 249

Palmieri, Luigi 1: 210

Paper hygroscopes 1: 44

Papyrus 1: 36; 2: 186, 271

Parison 2: 243, 252

Parker, Samuel 3: 154

Pasteur, Louis 1: 57; 3: 22

Pasteurization 1: 57

Patents 1: 28, 146, 257; 2: 58, 59, 131, 187, 216

Pauli, Wolfgang 3: 172

Peanut butter 2: 178–185, 178 (ill.), 183 (ill.), 185 (ill.)

Peanut butter processing 2: 180 (ill.), 181 (ill.), 182 (ill.)

Peanut oil 2: 98, 182

Peanuts 2: 178–185

Pemberton, John 3: 247–248

Pencil 2: 48, 51, 186–192, 186 (ill.), 188 (ill.), 192 (ill.), 225, 272

Pencil manufacturing 2: 189 (ill.), 190 (ill.)

Pendulums 1: 207

Penicillin 3: 22

Penicillium roqueforti 1: 62

Penny black stamps 1: 181, 182 (ill.)

Pepsi-Cola 3: 247–248

Perforations 1: 188

Perfume 2: 193–201, 193 (ill.), 194 (ill.), 199 (ill.)

Perfume manufacturing 2: 197 (ill.), 198 (ill.)

Perinet, Francois 1: 257

Perkin, William 2: 195

Perlman, Itzhak 2: 287, 288 (ill.)

Permanent hair color 3: 145

Perry, Thomas 2: 226

Persians 1: 46

"Persistence of vision" 3: 274

PET. See Polyethylene terephthalate (PET)

Peter, Daniel 1: 66; 3: 163

Petroleum-based products 1: 2

Petronas Twin Towers 3: 235, 236 (ill.), 244

Pharmacist 3: 24 (ill.)

Phenakistoscope 3: 12

Philately 1: 185

Phonographs 1: 80

Phosphor tagging 1: 183

Photo sensors 1: 84

Photodetectors 1: 14

Photodiodes 1: 14

Photoelectric smoke detectors 2: 233

Photograph 3: 204–213, 204 (ill.)

Photograph development 3: 209, 210 (ill.)

Photograph manufacturing 3: 211–212

Photograph materials 3: 207–209

Photographic film 2: 202–212, 202 (ill.), 203 (ill.), 206 (ill.)

Photographic film manufacturing 2: 208 (ill.), 209 (ill.)

Photography 2: 202–205, 207, 212

Photometers 2: 181

Photoresist 1: 84

Photosynthesis 1: 220

Piano. See Player piano

Piano action 2: 213

Picasso, Paloma 1: 156

Pierce, John R. 3: 226

Pietz, John 2: 1

Piezoelectricity 1: 266

Pigments 1: 155, 166; 2: 12, 13, 14, 188, 191, 227, 237, 254, 286

Pigskin 3: 118

Pills 1: 21

Pipeline 3: 140

Pitch 1: 260

Pits 1: 83

Pixels 1: 106

Pixilation 3: 13

Planktons 3: 132

Plantain trees 1: 63

Plasma 1: 140

Plasma screen 3: 276

Plastic creep 2: 244

Plasticizers 1: 164

Plateau, Joseph 3: 12

Plating 1: 75, 76

Player piano 2: 213–224, 213 (ill.), 214 (ill.), 219 (ill.), 223 (ill.)

Player piano (disc-driven) 2: 217 (ill.), 220 (ill.)

Playstation 3: 285 (ill.)

Plimpton, James 2: 111

Plucking 1: 107

Point size 1: 39

Point-of-sale scanners 1: 12

Polaroid film 2: 207, 210

Polishing 1: 94

Polycarbonate 1: 91, 93

Polycarbonate sheeting 1: 121

Polyester 2: 12, 241, 247, 256

Polyethylene 1: 173; 2: 59, 241, 243, 247

Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) 2: 184, 241–245, 247

Polymers 1: 230, 247; 2: 65, 68, 72, 73, 114, 242, 243, 245, 247

Polymerization 1: 50; 2: 242, 243, 245

Polyurethane 1: 194; 2: 114

Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) 1: 101

Poly-para-phenylene terephthalamide 1: 48

Pong 3: 278

Pop-up books 1: 38

Porcelain 1: 149

Porsche 1: 5 (ill.)

Post, Charles William 3: 71

Post Toasties 3: 71

Postage stamp 1: 181–190, 181 (ill.), 182 (ill.), 183 (ill.), 189 (ill.)

Poulsen, Valdemar 1: 98

Powder metallurgy 2: 134, 136, 139

Power reel mowers 1: 139

Pratt & Whitney 2: 141

Pre-preg ply 1: 123

Presley, Elvis 1: 184 (ill.)

Press cakes 1: 71

Press proofs 1: 43

Press-Ewing seismographs 1: 211

Priestley, Joseph 2: 225; 3: 247

Printed circuit boards 2:29–31, 218, 236–238

Puffkins collectibles 3: 52

Pulp 1: 68

Pulping machines 2: 165

Pulse code modulation (PCM) 1: 81

Pumper 2: 74

Punch press 2: 107

Pushbutton locks 1: 73

Q

Quadricycles 1: 1

Quartz 1: 89

Quartz crystals 1: 265, 268 (ill.)

Quilt-stitching 1: 52

R

Rabi, Isidor Isaac 3: 171

Radarange 3: 186

Radiators 1: 5

Radio frequency 2: 28

Radio-wave bulb 1: 153

Ramjets 2: 132

Ramsay, William 2: 169

Ransome, James Edward 1: 139

Rawlings Sporting Goods Company 2: 22, 24

Recalls 1: 10

Rechendorfer, Joseph 2: 187

Recycling 2: 211, 247

Reduced Injury Factor (RIF) 1: 25

Refining 1: 69

Relief 1: 186

Rennet 1: 56

Reno, Jesse W. 3: 107

Reservoirs 1: 241, 243

Resins 1: 49, 229; 2: 57, 63, 193, 195, 227, 286

Resonation 1: 107

Reverse osmosis 2: 252

Reynolds, Milton 3: 42

Ribbon machines 1: 150

Riding mowers 1: 139

Riedlin, Joseph 1: 257

RIF. See Reduced Injury Factor (RIF)

Rivets 1: 28

Roasting 1: 69

Robbey, William T. 1: 189

Robot. See Industrial robot

Robotics 2: 30, 107, 119, 128–130

Roller coaster 3: 214–224, 214 (ill.), 216 (ill.), 222 (ill.)

Roller coaster design 3: 218–219

Roller coaster manufacturing 3: 219–223

Roller coaster materials 3: 217–218

Roller coaster (steel construction) 3: 221 (ill.)

Roller coaster (wood construction) 3: 220 (ill.)

Roller mills 1: 157

Roller skates 2: 111

Rollerblades. See In-line skates

Rolling mills 1: 250

Roman Empire 1: 47

Roosevelt, Theodore 3: 50

Rosewood 1: 108; 2: 282

Rosing, Boris 3: 270

Rotary mowers 1: 139

Rotary valves 1: 257

Rotary wing aircraft 1: 115

Rotors 1: 115

Rotoscope animation 3: 14

Rouge 1: 154

Rouletting 1: 188

Rounders 1: 20

Rowland Hill 1: 181

Rubber 2: 11–14, 16, 17, 29, 38, 48, 50–54, 57–60, 63, 71, 81, 105, 111, 112, 114, 123, 182, 187, 188, 225–232, 266

Rubber band 2: 225–232, 225 (ill.), 230 (ill.), 231 (ill.)

Rubber band manufacturing 2: 228 (ill.), 229 (ill.)

Rubinstein, Helena 3: 180

Rugby 3: 116–117

Ruhrman, J. R. 1: 274

Running shoe 1: 191–199, 191 (ill.), 194 (ill.), 195 (ill.), 198 (ill.)

Running shoe manufacturing 1: 197 (ill.)

Rupture testing 1: 162

Russell, Steve 3: 277

Ryan, James J. "Crash" 3: 62

Sabotage 1: 232

Saddles 1: 112

Safe 1: 79 (ill.)

Safety pins 1: 272

Salsa 1: 200–206, 200 (ill.), 201 (ill.), 205 (ill.); 2: 168

Salsa manufacturing 1: 203 (ill.), 204 (ill.)

Salsa cruda 1: 200

San Andreas Fault 1: 217

Sanctorius Sanctorius 1: 238

Sanforization 1: 32

Sanitation compounds 1: 97

Santa Anna, Antonio Lopez de 2: 58

Sargent, James 1: 74

Satellite dish 3: 225–234, 225 (ill.), 227 (ill.), 231 (ill.)

Satellite dish components 3: 230 (ill.)

Satellite dish manufacturing 3: 228–233, 229 (ill.)

Satellite dish materials 3: 228

SATRA. See Shoe and Allied Trades Research Association (SATRA)

Saws 1: 122

Sax, Adolphe 1: 258

Scale armor 1: 47

Scanners 1: 12

Scanning 3: 272

Schakowsky, Harvey 2: 258

Schaud, Jules 3: 163

Scheele, Carl 3: 205

Scheinman, Victor 2: 120

Schott, Gaspar 3: 11

Schroeder, William 3: 32

Schueller, Eugene 3: 145

Schultz, Augustus 3: 154

Schulze, Johann Henrich 2: 202; 3: 204–205

Screw press 1: 66

Scribes 1: 36

Scythes 1: 137

Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER) 3: 9

Seat belts 2: 1, 3, 10

Sechaud, Jules 1: 66

Sedimentation 1: 224

Seeberger, Charles D. 3: 108

SSEER. See Seasonal Energy Efficiency Ratio (SEER)

Seismograph 1: 207–218, 208 (ill.), 209 (ill.), 216 (ill.)

Seismograph components 1: 215 (ill.)

Seismometers 1: 209

Seismoscopes 1: 207

Selective inking 1: 186

Semipermanent hair color 3: 145

Semple, William F. 2: 58

Serpentine Railway 3: 215

Sewing machines 1: 272

Shackle 1: 75

"Shakey" 2: 119

Shannon, C. 1: 81

Shellac 1: 18; 2: 286

Shepard, Alan B., Jr. 3: 58

Shoe and Allied Trades Research Association (SATRA) 1: 199

Shoemaking 1: 196

Shrek 3: 14 (ill.), 15 (ill.)

Shubin, Lester 1: 49

Sikorsky, Igor 1: 117

Silica glass 1: 172

Silicon 1: 14, 267; 2: 30, 72, 98

Silkscreening 1: 242; 2: 262

Siloxane 2: 72

Silver 1: 83; 2: 87, 92, 202, 203, 205, 207–209, 211, 236, 282

Silver nitrate 2: 202

Skids 1: 120

Skyscraper 3: 235–245, 235 (ill.)

Skyscraper building frame 3: 239 (ill.)

Skyscraper construction 3: 243 (ill.)

Skyscraper foundation 3: 241 (ill.)

Skyscraper ground floor 3: 239 (ill.)

Sloane, Hans 1: 65

Smoke detector 2: 233–240, 233 (ill.), 234 (ill.), 235 (ill.)

Smoke detector assembly 2: 239 (ill.)

Smoke detector components 2: 238 (ill.)

"Snoopy cap" 3: 262

Soda bottle 2: 241–247, 251 (ill.), 245 (ill.), 246 (ill.)

Soda bottle manufacturing 2: 243 (ill.), 244 (ill.)

Soda dispenser 3: 250 (ill.)

Soda jerk 3: 248 (ill.)

Soda machine 3: 254 (ill.)

Soda water 3: 247

Sodium lamps 1: 147

Soft drink 3: 246–256, 246 (ill.), 251 (ill.), 252 (ill.)

Solarweave 2: 258

Solder printers 2: 29, 30

Soldering 1: 256, 260; 2: 29–31, 219, 223, 237

Solenoid 2: 216

Solvent extraction 2: 196, 197

Solvents 1: 156, 164, 229

Sonic the Hedgehog 3: 280

Soundboards 1: 108; 2: 215

Soundposts 2: 287, 288

Space Invaders 3: 278

Spacesuit 3: 257–268, 257 (ill.), 260 (ill.), 264 (ill.)

Spacewar 3: 277

Spanish Civil War 3: 162

Spectra 1: 49

Spectra shield 1: 49

Speed of sound 2: 132, 141

Spencer, Percy L. 3: 186

SPF. See Sun protection factor (SPF)

Spiking 2: 91

Spina, Alessando di 1: 89

Spinneret 1: 50

Spinning motor drives 1: 14

Spruce 1: 108; 2: 57–59, 281, 282, 285, 287

Sputnik 3: 258

Stainless steel 1: 75, 101, 121; 2: 5, 6, 41, 78, 82, 123, 163, 165, 183, 251, 253, 254, 267

Stamping die 2: 21, 267

Stanley, James 2: 38

Starley, John Kemp 2: 38

Steam distillation 2: 196, 197 (ill.)

Steam engines 2: 74, 104

Stein, Johann Andreas 1: 257

Stoelzel, Heinrich 1: 257

Stoplight. See Traffic signal

Storyboard 3: 14 (ill.), 15 (ill.)

Stradivari, Antonio 2: 279

Stradivari violin 2: 280 (ill.)

Strauss, Levi 1: 28

Stretch blow molding 2: 242, 243

Stroboscope 3: 12

Strutting 1: 110

Stutzman, Mark 1: 183

Sucrose 1: 220; 2: 62

Sugar 1: 63, 201, 219–228, 219 (ill.), 220 (ill.), 222 (ill.); 2: 57–59, 61, 63, 65, 89, 97, 163, 165, 167, 168, 227

Sugar manufacturing 1: 223 (ill.), 225 (ill.)

Sulfuric acid 1: 259

Sullivan, William 3: 197

Sun dial 1: 265 (ill.)

Sun protection factor (SPF) 2: 248–251, 258

Sundback, Otto Frederick Gideon 1: 273

Sunscreen 2: 248–255, 248 (ill.), 250 (ill.), 255 (ill.)

Sunscreen manufacturing 2: 252 (ill.), 253 (ill.), 254 (ill.)

Super glue 1: 229–237, 229 (ill.), 230 (ill.), 232 (ill.)

Super glue manufacturing 1: 234 (ill.), 235 (ill.)

Superheating hazard 3: 190

Supplemental restraint system 2: 1

Surgery 1: 232 (ill.)

Sushi 2: 129, 130

Swinton, Alan Archibald Campbell 3: 270

Synchronization 1: 140

Syncom 3 3: 226

T

T-shirt 2: 256–263, 256 (ill.), 257 (ill.), 261 (ill.), 262 (ill.)

T-shirt manufacturing 2: 259 (ill.)

Talbot, William Henry Fox 2: 203; 3: 205

Tandem bicycle 2: 43 (ill.)

Teflon 3: 258

Telegraphones 1: 98

Telephones 1: 172; 2: 26, 28, 31, 35, 173, 176

Telescope 1: 90

Television 1: 88; 2: 51, 101, 120; 3: 269–276, 269 (ill.), 275 (ill.)

Television towers 3: 238

Tensile strength 1: 23, 54, 252; 2: 50–52, 54

Tensile testing machines 1: 279

Telstar 1 3: 226

Terrain 1: 195

Thenard, Louis-Jacques 3: 145

Thermal cracking 3: 138

Thermometer 1: 238–245, 238 (ill.), 239 (ill.)

Thermometer manufacturing 1: 243 (ill.), 244 (ill.)

Thermoplastic 2: 252

Thermoscopes 1: 238

Thompson, LaMarcus 3: 215

Thorax 1: 18

Tiemann, Ferdinand 2: 195

Tillotson, Neil 2: 11

Time lock 1: 74

Tire 1: 49, 246–254, 246 (ill.), 247 (ill.), 248 (ill.), 253 (ill.); 2: 38, 40, 45, 46, 108, 140

Tire manufacturing 1: 251 (ill.), 252 (ill.)

Titanium 1: 48, 121; 2: 40, 41, 89, 114, 133, 134, 136, 137, 251

Thomson, William. See Kelvin, Lord

Tobacco growing 3: 82 (ill.)

Tobacco manufacturing 3: 83 (ill.)

Toilet water. See Eau de toilette

Tomatillos 1: 200

Tomatoes 2: 161, 163, 165, 168

Top note 2: 200

Torque 1: 120

Touhy, Kevin 2: 67

Toy Story 3: 14

Tractor 1: 139; 2: 84, 102, 104, 106

Traffic signal 2: 264–270, 264 (ill.), 265 (ill.), 267 (ill.), 268 (ill.); 3: 126

Traffic signal components 2: 269 (ill.)

Transformers 2: 172

Transmissions 1: 5

Travers, Morris William 2: 169

Trumpet 1: 255–263, 255 (ill.), 256 (ill.), 263 (ill.)

Trumpet components 1: 261 (ill.)

Trumpet manufacturing 1: 260 (ill.)

Tsung, David 2: 96

Tungsten 1: 147

Turbine blades 2: 133, 136, 137, 139

Turbine discs 2: 136, 139

Turbofan engines 2: 132, 135

Turbojet engines 2: 132

Turboprop engines 2: 132

Turning machines 2: 273

Tush tags 3: 51, 54

Twaron 1: 49

Two-dimensional bar code 1: 19

Tyers, Robert John 2: 111

Typeface style 1: 39

Typesetters 1: 37 (ill.)

Typesetting 1: 38, 39, 40 (ill.)

U

Ultrasonic testing 1: 142

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation 2: 68, 69, 248, 249, 251, 253, 254, 258

Umbrella 2: 271–278, 271 (ill.), 273 (ill.), 276 (ill.)

Umbrella components 2: 274 (ill.)

Umbrella manufacturing 2: 275 (ill.)

Underwater Locator Beacon (ULB) 3: 64–65

Underwriters Laboratories (UL) 2: 176, 223

Unicycle 2: 37 (ill.)

U. S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 1: 242; 3: 140

U. S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 1: 97; 2: 179, 180, 184, 249, 251; 3: 151

U. S. Post Office 2: 225

UV. See Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

UVA. See Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

UVB. See Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

UVC. See Ultraviolet (UV) radiation

V

Vacuum deposition 1: 86

Vacuum evaporation 1: 224

Vacuum packing 2: 184

Van Wijnen, Wim 2: 46

Vapor deposition method 1: 173, 175

Vatelot, Etienne 2: 287 (ill.)

Vaults 1: 74

Vegetable tanning 3: 156

Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) 1: 10

Velcro 1: 49; 2: 114–116

Velocipede 2: 38

Veneer 1: 229

Vertical fiber drawing 1: 176

VGA Flight Recorder 3: 62

Video game 3: 277–287, 277 (ill.), 279 (ill.), 281 (ill.), 283 (ill.)

VIN. See Vehicle Identification Number (VIN)

Viol 2: 279, 282

Viola 2: 279, 282

Violin 2: 279–289, 279 (ill.), 280 (ill.), 281 (ill.), 287 (ill.), 288 (ill.)

Violin components 2: 284 (ill.)

Viscosity 1: 105, 234

Von Drais, Baron Karl 2: 36

Von Linde, Carl Paul Gottfried 2: 170

Vulcanization 1: 247; 2: 14, 226–228

Vulcanized rubber 1: 191

W

Waite, Charles G. 2: 18

Waksman, Selman 3: 22

Walker, Lewis 1: 272

Wand scanners 1: 12

Warner, H. Ty 3: 49–51

Warp 1: 30, 31

Watch 1: 264–271, 264 (ill.), 266 (ill.), 271 (ill.); 2: 35

Watch assembly 1: 269 (ill.)

Water blanching 2: 182

Waterman, Lewis Edison 3: 42

Waterproof mascara 3: 180

Wax 2: 58, 62, 70, 136, 139, 162, 187, 188, 191

"Weathermaker" 3: 3

Wedgwood, Thomas 3: 205

Weft 1: 31

Weld 1: 6

Welt 1: 193

Wet plate 3: 206

Whittle, Frank 2: 131

Wichterle, Otto 2: 68, 69

Williams, T. L. 3: 179

Wilson Football Factory 3: 121–122

Windmills 1: 117

Windows 1: 14

Windshields 1: 8; 2: 8

Wirewrapping machines 1: 250

Woggel, Michael 1: 257

Work, Bertram G. 1: 273

World-Wide Standardized Seismograph Network (WWSSN) 1: 210

Wright, Orville 3: 60

Wright, Wilbur 3: 60

Wunderlich, Carl 1: 240

WWSSN. See World-Wide Standardized Seismograph Network (WWSSN)

Wyeth, N. C. 2: 242

Wyeth, Nathaniel C. 2: 241

X

X-ray 2: 210

X-ray videography 1: 252

Xenon 2: 169

Y

Yeager, Chuck 2: 141

Yeast 1: 68

Z

Zahn, Johann 3: 204

Zamak 1: 75

Zeiss, Carl 2: 67

Zinc 1: 75; 2: 251

Zipper 1: 272–280, 272 (ill.), 273 (ill.), 279 (ill.)

Zipper components 1: 275 (ill.)

Zipper manufacturing 1: 276 (ill.), 277 (ill.)

Zoetrope 3: 12

Zworykin, Vladimir 3: 271