Great inventions
Subtitle: 100 inventions that have shaped our world
By: Susie Behar and Robert Yarham
Contributors: Yarham, Robert
Publisher: Igloo
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sywell
Language: eng
Number of pages: 159
ISBN-13: 9781845619350
Subjects: Inventions
Table of contents: title: Include:; title: The Airplane; title: The Sundial; title: Glasses; title: The Battery Electricity; title: The Laser; title: Velcro; title: The Stirrup; title: The Oil Rig; title: The Escalator; title: The Calendar; title: The Wheel; title: The Lighthouse; title: Soap; title: The Mini Skirt; title: The Car; title: Writing; title: The Polygraph; title: Nylon; title: Gunpowder and Fireworks; title: The Telephone; title: Antibiotics; title: The Plow; title: The Sewing Machine; title: The Helicopter; title: The Nuclear Reactor; title: Contact Lenses; title: The Computer; title: The Suspension Bridge; title: Acupuncture; title: The Paper Clip; title: The Satellite; title: The Cotton Gin; title: The Stiletto Heel; title: The Playing Card; title: The Jet Engine; title: Compact Discs; title: The Printing Press; title: The Catseye Road Reflector; title: The Electric Motor; title: The Parachute; title: The Abacus; title: Jeans; title: X-Rays; title: Paper; title: The Camera; title: The Ski Lift; title: Braille; title: The Ejector Seat; title: The Telescope; title: The ATM; title: The Bow and Arrow; title: The Hologram; title: The Aspirin; title: The Chronometer; title: The Cell Phone; title: The Airbag; title: The Newspaper; title: The Lava Lamp; title: The Motion Picture; title: The Windmill; title: The Diving Suit; title: Anesthetic; title: The Clock; title: The Skyscraper; title: Fire; title: The Cocktail Umbrella; title: The Lock and Key; title: The Calculator; title: Roller Skates; title: Dynamite; title: The Magnetic Compass; title: The Bikini; title: Solar Power; title: Plastic Surgery; title: The Roller Coaster; title: The Bicycle; title: The Hammock; title: The Typewriter; title: The Global Positioning System; title: The Radio; title: The Tea Bag; title: The Fire Extinguisher; title: Chess; title: The Steam Engine; title: The Zipper; title: Vaccination; title: The World Wide Web; title: Plumbing; title: The Refrigerator; title: The Yo-yo; title: The Neon Light; title: Bungee Jump; title: The Production Line; title: The Fountain Pen; title: The Supermarket; title: The Hovercraft; title: The Television; title: Chocolate; title: Picture Credits.