53 1/2 things that changed the world
By: Steve Parker ; illustrated by David West
Contributors: West, David, 1956-
Publisher: Book House; The Book House
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Brighton
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781908177537; 9781908177544
Subjects: Inventions; Pictorial works; Juvenile literature; Ouvrages illustrés; Ouvrages pour la jeunesse
Other titles: Fifty-three and a half things that changed the world; 53 and a half things that changed the world, and some that didn't!
Description: "Imagine life without music, buildings, clothes, books, engines or even speech! This is what the world would be like without these 53 1/2 things that changed the course of history. From primitive discoveries such as fire and the wheel, to modern creations such as the jet engine and the internet -- not forgetting the great inventing disasters -- this book contains them all."--Back cover.
Notes: Key Stage 2.
Table of contents: title: Before history began. Walking on two legs ; Tools ; Fire ; Clothes ; Art ; Music ; Worship ; Towns ; Farming ; Wines and beers ; Horse-riding ; Wheels ; Bronze and iron ; Armies ; Boats ; Pottery ; Glass ; The rule of the law ; Schools ; Votes for the people; title: The toilet; title: The blast furnace; title: The road; title: The clock; title: The piano; title: The plough; title: The combine harvester; title: The sail; title: The screw; title: The telescope and microscope; title: The printing press; title: Medicine; title: The electric light; title: The electric motor; title: The phonograph; title: Guns and gunpowder; title: Telephones and mobiles; title: Radio; title: Television; title: The steam engine; title: The internal combustion engine; title: The aeroplane; title: The jet engine; title: The space rocket; title: The satellite; title: The map; title: The camera; title: Oil; title: Electronics, computers and the internet; title: The atomic bomb; title: Fusion power: half an invention?; title: ... And things that didn't. The safety pin ; The rattle ; Tame cats ; Kites ; Napkins ; Chess ; National anthems ; The umbrella ; The sandwich ; The rocking chair ; Invisible ink ; Chewing gum ; Cornflakes ; Horse-racing on stage ; The teddy bear ; Electric-arc ; Iron ; Spruce Goose ; The Mackerel car ; The mini-skirt ; and finally ... electric transport?