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Science Museum - Genius Inventions: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Technological Breakthroughs

Hardback

Main Details

Title Science Museum - Genius Inventions: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Technological Breakthroughs
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Jack Challoner
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:160
Dimensions(mm): Height 250,Width 216
Category/GenreHistory of science
Popular science
History of engineering and technology
Inventions and inventors
ISBN/Barcode 9780233005393
ClassificationsDewey:600
Audience
General
Illustrations 150 clr and b&w photos and illus

Publishing Details

Publisher Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint Andre Deutsch Ltd
Publication Date 5 September 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Genius Inventions gives readers an unprecedented insight into the events, people and histories behind technological and scientific developments that have helped shape modern civilization. Discover the inspiration for some of the most important moments in the history of technology. An invention is rarely the brainchild of a single person, however brilliant, and the book includes timelines that explain the development of each creation and pays homage to some of the other great developments that came before and after. Beautifully illustrated throughout, showing 20 items of rare, on-the-page documents and memorabilia. See plans of the Wright Brothers' plane and extracts from the notebook of Alexander Graham Bell.

Author Biography

Jack Challoner has been an independent science writer since 1991. He has written over 30 books for all ages, on a variety of scientific and technological subjects. He has also written for encyclopaedias, magazines, museum exhibitions and websites and acts as scientific consultant for books, CD-ROMS, plays and television programmes.