We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and
enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their
origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories
behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details
about— Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes, and
bifocals Weapons of war, including explosives, gunpowder, and
shrapnel shells Industrial advances, such as the steam engine and the
power loom for weaving Transportation advances, including the
airplane, the diesel engine, the automobile, and the air-inflated
rubber tire Electronic marvels, including color television, the
microprocessor, the personal computer, the compact disc, and the cell
phone Medical advances, from antiseptic surgery to the electron
microscope. .. and much more. Inventors and pioneers of science and
technology, including Eli Whitney, James Watt, Benjamin Franklin,
Henry Bessemer, Thomas Edison, J.B. Dunlop, the Wright Brothers,
Werner von Braun, Jonas Salk, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and many others
are also discussed. Fascinating photos and illustrations complement
authoritative summaries of each invention, and remarkable quotations
from many of the inventors add to this chronicle of human ingenuity
that began some 6,000 years ago with the invention of the wheel.
Approximately 700 photos and illustrations in color and black and
white.
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