1001 Inventions That Changed the World
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| Rating | : | 4.53 (934 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0764161369 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 960 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-09-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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--Mary Ellen Snodgrass . From Booklist This overview of creative thinking and innovation moves chronologically from one advancement to another. Although there are indexes for inventions and inventors, the absence of a general index is a drawback. Nonetheless, this is a valuable and inexpensive reference text for the school and public library and for the homeschooler. The list omits knitting, a medieval transformation in clothing design, and subsequent necessities such as the infant nurser, faucet diverter valve, powdered yeast, sheet gelatin, denim, oven thermometer, garment elastic, and food processor. Commentary and glosses are succinct and inclusive without dumbing down the material. Photos, advertisements, and schematics
"A simply amazing and beautiful thick tome of inventions" according to Michael A. Duvernois. I spotted this book while walking through Powell's Bookstore and thumbed through it a bit. Wrote the title down and ordered it when I got home.The book is an amazing compendium of inventions with detailed images, cutaway drawings, and background text. It covers all of human history . Tam Le said It has plenty of good general information and historical photos. It has plenty of good general information and historical photos. However, it emphasizes history/story-telling rather than the mechanics/engineering of the design.. "A Really Great Book" according to Conrad. I cannot recommend this book highly enough.It's a really great read, highly informative and educational.You will want to keep this book permanently as a referencebook for yourself and the kids.It's one of my favorite books of all times and will be one of yours also.
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. Inventors and pioneers of science and technology, including Eli Whitney, James Watt, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Bessemer, Thomas Edison, J.B. 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 microscopeand much more. We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying the