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Excerpt from The Romance of Modern Invention: Containing Interesting Descriptions in Non-Technical Language of Wireless Telegraphy, Liquid Air, Modern Artillery, Submarines, Dirigibles Torpedoes, Solar Motors, Airships, &C. &C The author gratefully acknowledges the help given him as regards both literary matter and illustrations by - Mr. Cuthbert Hall (the Marconi Wireless Tele graphy Co.) Mr. William Sugg Mr. Hans Knudsen Mr. F. C. B. Cole; Mr. E. J. Ryves Mr. Anton Pollak the Telautograph Co.; the Parsons Steam Turbine Co the Monotype Co.; the Biograph Co.; the Locomobile Co. The Speedwell Motor Co. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.