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Highlights
- Go back in time to share the excitement of the greatest technological breakthroughs in history--and meet the inspired inventors who made them happen.The light bulb.
- About the Author: Jack Challoner has written more than 30 books on a variety of scientific and technological subjects, as well as for encyclopedias, magazines, and museum exhibitions and websites.
- 160 Pages
- Technology, Inventions
- Series Name: Great Thinkers
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About the Book
Genius Inventions gives us a fantastic perspective on the great minds and events that shaped our modern world today. Includes fascinating on-the-page reproductions of letters, designs, plans and blueprints sourced from the museums and collections around the world. An official Science Musuem publication.Book Synopsis
Go back in time to share the excitement of the greatest technological breakthroughs in history--and meet the inspired inventors who made them happen.
The light bulb. Antiseptic surgery. The Internet. These inventions changed the world as we know it. Published in association with the Science Museum of London, this fascinating volume gives unprecedented insight into the minds and lives of those who shaped the way we live today. Biographies of 28 people and their inventions include:
- Johannes Gutenberg's printing press
- Alan Turing's computer
- The Lumière brothers' moving pictures
- George Eastman's Kodak camera
- Vladimir Zworykin's television tube
- Karl Benz's motorcar
- The Wright brothers' powered flight
- Wernher von Braun's rocket design
New format of Genius, with previously removable documents printed in the book.
About the Author
Jack Challoner has written more than 30 books on a variety of scientific and technological subjects, as well as for encyclopedias, magazines, and museum exhibitions and websites. He acts as scientific consultant for books, plays, and television programs. His books with Carlton include Elements: The New Guide to the Building Blocks of our Universe.Dimensions (Overall): 9.9 Inches (H) x 8.5 Inches (W) x .7 Inches (D)
Weight: 2.05 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Technology
Sub-Genre: Inventions
Series Title: Great Thinkers
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Format: Hardcover
Author: Jack Challoner
Language: English
Street Date: October 1, 2019
TCIN: 85179746
UPC: 9780233005393
Item Number (DPCI): 247-62-8714
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 2.05 pounds
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