Inventors and Inventions

Buch | Hardcover

288 Seiten

2010
Black Dog Publishing Ltd (Verlag)
978-1-906155-67-4 (ISBN)

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Inventors and Inventions takes a refreshing look into the fascinating history of inventors and inventions. With encyclopaedic breadth, the book follows a diverse list of inventions from their earliest manifestations through to their most current incarnations, whilst also revealing how some of today’s greatest inventions came about by accident or chance.
From the arcane beginnings of the frisbee, to the role of Muybridge’s eccentric moving-picture photography in the development of cinema, Inventors and Inventions considers how and why these inventions came about, who was responsible for them and what their subsequent impact has been. Often overlooked inventors are also discussed, giving them their rightful place amongst the celebrated minds from the past; while controversies regarding attribution are exposed and explored.
Inventors and Inventions is an engaging and thought-provoking book sure to
delight and educate readers of all ages.

Richard Fisher is the News Editor of New Scientist. He has written extensively for technology magazine The Engineer.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	7.1.2010
Zusatzinfo	Illustrations
Sprache	englisch
Maße	228 x 279 mm
Gewicht	1683 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
Themenwelt	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
ISBN-10	1-906155-67-4 / 1906155674
ISBN-13	978-1-906155-67-4 / 9781906155674
Zustand	Neuware