Inventions:

A brief history of mankind's greatest inventions, from the first firemaking implements to the Internet

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1. Verfasser: Murphy, Glenn (VerfasserIn)
Format: Buch
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: New York [u.a.] Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers 2009
Ausgabe:1st U.S. ed
Schriftenreihe:Unsiders
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Zusammenfassung:A brief history of mankind's greatest inventions, from the first firemaking implements to the Internet
Beschreibung:Originally published: Sydney, NSW : Weldon Owen, 2008. - Includes index
What is an invention? -- Timeline of invention -- The first inventors -- It's revolutionary: wheel -- With the wind: sail -- Keeping time: clock -- Putting wind to work: windmill -- Spreading the word: printing press -- The universe revealed: telescope -- Powering the modern age: engine -- Capturing the moment: camera -- Transport on track: train -- Sound ideas: music player -- Making electricity: power station -- Keeping connected: telephone -- Deep diver: submarine -- Freedom machine: automobile -- Lighter than air: airship -- Taking to the skies: airplane -- Across the airwaves: radio and TV -- Quick thinking: computer -- Out of this world: rocket -- Kindest cuts: surgery -- Access control: lock and key -- Better bodies: bionics -- Wired world: Internet
Beschreibung:64 p. col. ill. 28 cm
ISBN:9781416938651
1416938656

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