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

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

By Jack Challoner

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.

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Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Publish Date: 10/01/2019
Pages: 160
ISBN-13: 9780233005393
ISBN-10: 0233005390
Language: English

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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
Beautifully illustrated with fascinating reproductions of letters, designs, and plans, it captures the most important moments in the history of technology.

New format of Genius, with previously removable documents printed in the book.

About the Author

Jack Challoner is the author of more than forty books on science and technology, including The Cell: A Visual Tour of the Building Block of Life , which was shortlisted for the Royal Society of Biology Book Prize 2016, and The Atom: A Visual Tour (MIT Press).

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