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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 Gutenberg's printing press
- Alan Turing's computer
- The Lumière brothers' moving pictures
- George Eastman's Kodak camera
- Vladimir Zworykin's television tube
- Karl Benz's motorcar
- The Wright brothers' powered flight
- Wernher von Braun's rocket design
New format of Genius, with previously removable documents printed in the book.
Jack Challoner
Jack Challoner studied physics and is a trained science teacher, and has been writing books on all aspects of science and technology, and for all ages, for twenty years. He has written books on the brain, on reproduction, on the history of medicine, on nutrition and on cell biology. Jack has also worked in television, researching and advising on programs on a wide range of topics including human biology. Along the way, he has picked up some amazing insight into our amazing human body, and he wants to share it with you, in this book.
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