Applications

Examples

• We see again here, as in the case of Thales, th at the love of abstract thought, the pursuit of science as science, did not interfere with ultimate practical applications. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
• An earthquake-proof steel palace for the Crown Prince of Japan is one of the modern applications of steel in architecture. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The greatest of all applications of rubber are to be found in the manufacture of boots and shoes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• From the delicate hair spring of a watch to the massive armor plate of a battleship, it finds endless applications, and is nature’s most enduring gift to man--abundant, cheap, and lasting. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The double or compound microscope was invented by Farncelli in 1624, and it was in that century that the first important applications were made for scientific investigation. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Reference to these possible applications is necessary in order that the abstraction may be fruitful, instead of a barren formalism ending in itself. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• The terminals of the wires _a_ and _b_ extend to the point of utilization of the current, whether this be electric lights, motors, or other applications. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Applications in Education. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
• In the last decade many applications of the explosive gas engine to road carriages and tricycles have been made, especially in France. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Among the applications of the telegraph which deserve special mention for magnitude and importance is the Atlantic Cable. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• They were come to tell her of certain successes they had achieved that morning in applications for subscriptions to the fund. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• Otis, No. 31,128, January 15, 1861, marks the beginning of its useful applications. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The earliest applications in this century of steam power were in the line of road engines. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• The Windhausen machine was one of the earliest applications for _cooling_ and _ventilating_ ships. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The applications of wire ropes are very numerous, an important one being for winding and hauling purposes in mines. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• After Watt's system was devised, suggestions and experiments as to road locomotives and carriages were made, and other applications came thick and fast. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
• Mr. Edison made a number of other applications for patents on electrical distribution during the year 1880. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• There is to-day a great variety of sewing machines on the market, standard machines for ordinary work, and special machines for numerous special applications. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Among other useful applications of the telegraph is the _fire alarm system_. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• From first to last Edison has filed in the United States Patent Office--in addition to more than 1400 applications for patents--some 120 caveats embracing not less than 1500 inventions. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
• One of the most important and revolutionary of the applications of the sewing machine is for making shoes. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• To satisfy these incredulous gentlemen, I renewed my applications to His Grace; but they were unattended to, as before. Harriette Wilson. The Memoirs of Harriette Wilson.
• Larger apparatus has been devised to weld railroad joints on the roadbed, and for other applications. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The principal applications of wireless telegraphy so far have been at sea, where the absence of intervening obstacles gives a free path to the electrical oscillations. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Sir David Brewster has suggested various applications of the Stereoscope; viz. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.
• The applications of the arc light have been brilliant beyond the dreams of the most sanguine inventor. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• The oculist, the dentist, indeed medical specialists of all kinds, are coming to recognize the immense aid that electricity can give in its various forms and applications. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
• Oersted, in 1827, preceded him with important preliminary steps, and Deville, in 1854, followed in the first commercial applications. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• Pyroxiline, xyloidine, and celluloid are allied products, which have found endless applications in toilet articles and for other uses, as a substitute for hard rubber. Edward W. Byrn. The Progress of Invention in the Nineteenth Century.
• In the seclusion of their monasteries, they speculated on the mysterious powers of Nature, then partially revealed to them, and shadowed forth images of their possible applications. Frederick C. Bakewell. Great Facts.

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