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Before Their Time: Abandoned Inventions in History

By Virnard Magpantay (Editor)
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By Virnard Magpantay (Editor)
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Across these pages, familiar ideas appear where they don't belong.

A recording device emerges in the Tang Dynasty. A typewriter appears in 1500s Italy. Steam carriages move through 1700s Europe. Portable music devices are carried through 1910s Japan. These are only a few of the inventions found within, each enjoyable to explore.

Each is fully realized, grounded in form and function, yet placed within a different moment in history. The result is both recognizable and unexpected.

Before Their Ti...