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'Inventors and Inventions' takes a look into the fascinating history of inventors and inventions.
The
book follows a diverse list of inventions from their earliest
manifestations through to their most current incarnations, whilst also
revealing how some of today’s greatest inventions came about by
accident or chance.
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From the beginnings of the frisbee to the role of Muybridge’s eccentric moving-picture photography in the development of cinema, the book considers how and why these inventions came about, who was responsible for them and what their subsequent impact has been. Often overlooked inventors are also discussed, giving them their rightful place amongst the celebrated minds from the past; while controversies regarding attribution are exposed and explored.
Presenting a broad range of subjects -including Communication, Entertainment, Exploration, Medicine, Warfare and Transport- the book explores the origin and development of inventions as diverse as time and space, the pencil, and the jet engine.
Inventions covered include, amongst others, Money, The Alphabet, the Pop-up Toaster, Tetra-pak, The Zip, Photography, the Hula Hoop, Television, the Yo-Yo, Paper, Radio Broadcasting, the Telephone, Roads and Tarmac, Traffic lights, Rocket Propulsion, the Circular Saw, Band-Aids, Asprin, Cloning, the Swiss Army Knife, Tanks, Night Vision, Maps, the Gyroscope, Food Preservation, the Plough and Animal Husbandry.
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Editor: Paul Sloman, Black Dog Publishing
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