Read Online The New Wonder Book Cyclopedia of World Knowledge (Vol. V) - Albert H. Morehead | ePub Online

The book was published in 1954. Clearly, most entries that are dated. ('Electronics' doesn't even feature transistors!)Despite that, however, I've learned a few things:1) Elisha Otis developed the first 'safety elevator,' and his company still exists to this day;2) The word 'pistol' was derived from Pistoia, Italy; 3) Trolling may have been derived from a fishing term: a line is thrown into the sea, and the movement of the boat with the bait attracts the fish; and, 4) Henry Stanley was the