1000 inventions and discoveries / written by Roger Bridgman.
Material type: TextPublisher: New York : DK Publishing, 2020Edition: New edition ; [Revised, Updated]; Fourth editionDescription: 256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cmContent type:- text
- still image
- unmediated
- volume
- Children
- 9781465494351
- 1465494359
- One thousand inventions and discoveries
- Smithsonian 1000 inventions and discoveries
- Smithsonian one thousand inventions and discoveries
- At head of title: Smithsonian
Item type | Home library | Collection | Call number | Materials specified | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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Children's Book | Dr. James Carlson Library | Children's NonFiction | 609 B852 | Available | 33111009747227 | ||||
Children's Book | Main Library | Children's NonFiction | 609 B852 | Available | 33111010389282 | ||||
Children's Book | Northport Library | Children's NonFiction | 609 B852 | Available | 33111009015351 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
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.
Includes indexes.
"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." -- Provided by publisher.