TY  - BOOK
AU  - Van Dulken,Stephen
TI  - American inventions: a history of curious, extraordinary, and just plain useful patents 
SN  - 0814788130 (cloth : alk. paper)
AV  - T21 .V36 2004
PY  - 2004///
CY  - New York
PB  - New York University Press
KW  - Inventions
KW  - United States
KW  - History
KW  - Patents
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-236) and index; Hush-a-bye, baby, in the tree top -- "The play's the thing" -- The sporting life -- That's entertainment! -- There's no place like home -- Food, glorious food -- Here's health -- The open road -- The customer is king -- Beauty is skin deep -- Working towards the paperless office -- Truth, justice, and the American way
ER  -