30,000 Years Of Invention

Author: Thomas Craughwell

Stock information

General Fields

Price : $36.99 NZD
ISBN : 9781603762779
Publisher : Black Dog Leventhal Publishers Inc
Imprint : Black Dog Leventhal Publishers Inc
Contained items :
Weight (g) :
Publication date : 01 May 2012
Dimensions : 215 mm x 185mm
Produced in : United States
RRP : 36.99
Availability date : 01 July 2012
Out of print date :
Agency :
Product Type : books

Special Fields

color :
size :
Author : Thomas Craughwell
Series :
Bind : Paperback
Edition : 1
Illustrator :
Language :
Dewey classification : 909
Reading Level :
Library of Con LOCSH :
Pages : 528
BIC subject :
Illustrations :
Colour :
Session :
Deck :
Store Notes :
Translator :
Signed :

9781603762779

Description

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.

Author description

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.