1,000 Inventions and Discoveries

Roger Bridgman (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2020
DK Children (Verlag)
978-1-4654-9435-1 (ISBN)

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Dip into this illustrated account of key inventions and discoveries, listed year by year, with intriguing facts about each invention and the person (or people) who invented it.

From the prehistoric hunting tools our early ancestors used to the modern-day smartphones that connect the entire planet, this book provides a fascinating tour through the history of humankind's inventions and discoveries.

Fully revised and updated for 2020, 1,000 Inventions and Discoveries explores recent inventions and discoveries - from the Amazon Echo to the first photograph of a black hole - as well as showcasing revolutionary historical inventions such as the wheel. Whether you're a budding inventor, a history buff, or both, this amazing guide is packed with the inventions and discoveries in science, technology, transport, medicine, and mathematics that changed the course of human existence.

Roger Bridgman studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. After working as a graphic designer and studying electronics, he became a design engineer at Marconi. Roger was Curator of Communications at the Science Museum, London, for 11 years, during which time he gained a master's in History of Technology at Imperial College, London. He now writes books for children and articles for New Scientist and Physics World.

Erscheinungsdatum	21.08.2020
Co-Autor	Smithsonian Institution
Sprache	englisch
Maße	217 x 279 mm
Gewicht	938 g
Themenwelt	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Geschichte / Politik
	Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher ► Naturwissenschaft / Technik
	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
ISBN-10	1-4654-9435-9 / 1465494359
ISBN-13	978-1-4654-9435-1 / 9781465494351
Zustand	Neuware