30,000 Years of Invention
Author(s): Thomas Craughwell
For anyone who wants to delve into the history of science and technology, 30,000 Years of Invention provides a chronological look at the break throughs, discoveries, and systems of inventions that have changed human life. From the discovery of fire to the invention of the steam engine and the Pentium chip, readers will learn the details and significance of man’s greatest achievements. Histories great inventions include aerosol spray, algebra, Archimedes’ Principle, barbed wire, canned food, carburettor, circulation of blood, condom, encryption machine, global positioning system, fork, fuel cell, hourglass, latitude, microwave oven, music synthesizer, radar, steel, television, the internet, traffic lights and velcro.
Product Information
Thomas J Craughwell is the author of more than fifteen books, including Great Rescues of World War II, The War Scientists, Urban Legends, Stealing Lincoln's Body and Saints Behaving Badly.
General Fields
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- : Black Dog Leventhal Publishers Inc
- : Black Dog Leventhal Publishers Inc
- : 01 May 2012
- : 215 mm x 185mm
- : United States
- : 01 July 2012
- : books
Special Fields
- : Thomas Craughwell
- : Paperback
- : 1
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