Inventions that changed the world / David Maule

By:

Maule, David

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Penguin readers. Level 4 ; ; 15Publisher: Harlow, England : Penguin Books, 2005Description: iv, 59 pages : illustrations ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

058285489X
9780582854895

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

823.8 22

LOC classification:

T15 .M38 2005

Contents:

Printing -- Mathematics -- Navigation -- Guns -- Engines -- Flight -- Communication -- Computers -- Ideas

Dissertation note: Some inventions are so important that they have changed human history. This book looks at some of the most significant inventions from ancient times to the present day, including developments within printing, mathematics, navigation, weapons, flight, communications and computers. Explores these innovations and the impact they have had on our world and our lives Summary: Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book tells about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to the present day -- p. 4 of cover

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Barcode
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	823.8 M.D.I 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11612-2
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	823.8 M.D.I 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11612-3
Books	Centeral Library First floor - Languages	823.8 M.D.I 2005 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	11612-1

Some inventions are so important that they have changed human history. This book looks at some of the most significant inventions from ancient times to the present day, including developments within printing, mathematics, navigation, weapons, flight, communications and computers. Explores these innovations and the impact they have had on our world and our lives

Printing -- Mathematics -- Navigation -- Guns -- Engines -- Flight -- Communication -- Computers -- Ideas

Inventors are special people. They see everyday objects and imagine something better. They solve problems with new ideas. Their inventions can help people or destroy them, but only the greatest ideas will change the world. This book tells about many of the most interesting and important inventions, from 2,500 years ago to the present day -- p. 4 of cover

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