Genius Inventions: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Technological Breakthroughs (Great Thinkers)

ISBN: 0233005390

Author: Challoner, Jack

Condition: New

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 Gutenbergs printing press, Alan Turings computer, the Lumire brothers moving pictures, George Eastmans Kodak camera, Vladimir Zworykins television tube, Karl Benzs motorcar, the Wright brothers powered flight, and Wernher von Brauns 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.