100 inventions that made history
Subtitle: brilliant breakthroughs that shaped our world
By: written by Tracey Turner, Andrea Mills, and Clive Gifford
Contributors: Mills, Andrea; Gifford, Clive
Edition: 1st American ed.
Publisher: DK
Published: 2014
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781465416704
Subjects: Inventions; Juvenile literature; History
Other titles: One hundred inventions that made history
Description: "100 Inventions That Made History is packed full of behind-the-scenes accounts of how the world's greatest gadgets and gizmos came into being.  Where would we be without the wheel?  Who turned on the electric light bulb?  When did the earliest airplane take flight?  From the everyday essentials we take for granted to fabulous firsts such as the car and the television, this roll call of history's most world-changing inventions is guaranteed to amaze and inspire"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes index.

Includes chronology.

Includes glossary.

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Table of contents: title: On the move - The wheel - Caravel - Submarine - Navigational novelties - Map - Compass - Mariner's astrolabe - Marine sextant - Satellite navigation - Steam engine - Steam locomotive - Electric motor - Bicycle - Elevator - Car - Airplane - Helicopter - Rocket - Nuclear energy - Getting connected - Paper - Printing press - Telegraph - Braille - Phonograph - Telephone - Radio - Picture this - Daguerrotype - Film cameras - Polaroid camera - Digital camera - Television - Transistor - Microprocessor - Computer - Satellite - Telescope - Internet - World Wide Web - At your convenience - Flush toilet - Pendulum clock - Light bulb - Home helpers - Washing machine - Vacuum cleaner - Can opener - Dishwasher - Microwave oven - Refrigerator - Plastic - Battery - Keeping it together - Hook and eye - Safety pin - Snaps - Zipper - Velcro - Work and play - Money - Bar code - Plow - Crane - Dynamite - Material world - Portland cement - Steel - Glass - Kevlar - Titanium - Robot - Desk buddies - Lead pencil - Ballpoint pen - Post-it note - Pocket calculator - Sticky tape - Blue jeans - Sports shoes - Musical instruments - Keyboard - Violin - Flute - Trumpet - Drum - Video games - Personal stereo - Movies - Fireworks - Chocolate - Medical marvels - Anesthetics - Antiseptics - Antibiotics - Microscope - Laser - Diagnostic devices - X-ray - Stethoscope - Ultrasound - Fiber-optic endoscope - MRI scan - Aspirin - Defibrillator - Vaccination - Bionic body parts - Artificial limbs - Hearing aid - Contact lenses - Dentures - Pacemaker - Micro machines - Total turkeys - Fantastic future.