Lincoln the Inventor
Author | : Jason Emerson |
Publisher | : SIU Press |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2009-01-15 |
ISBN-10 | : 0809328976 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780809328970 |
Rating | : 4/5 (76 Downloads) |
Download or read book Lincoln the Inventor written by Jason Emerson and published by SIU Press. This book was released on 2009-01-15 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "In addition to his other accomplishments, Abraham Lincoln was the only U.S. president to hold a registered patent. Jason Emerson offers the first treatment of Lincoln's invention of a device to buoy vessels over shoals and its subsequent patent in May 1849 as more than a mere historical footnote."--Back cover.