100 inventions that shaped world history / Bill Yenne ; Morton Grosser, consulting editor



Digitised Book 216.73.216.10 (0)

1996

100 inventions that shaped world history / Bill Yenne ; Morton Grosser, consulting editor

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This title scans history to bring our readers capsule descriptions of 100 of the most important inventions in the history of the world. Each page is illustrated with artwork and/or photographs of the invention, and/or inventor, plus several paragraphs of text discussing how it came about and why it affected history so profoundly.

Subjects

Inventions--History

Categories

History

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Title
100 inventions that shaped world history / Bill Yenne ; Morton Grosser, consulting editor
Creators
  • Yenne, Bill, 1949-
Subject
  • Inventions--History
Publisher
  • Toppan, 1996
  • National Library Board Singapore, 1996
Contributors
  • Grosser, Morton
Digital Description
application/pdf, ill.
Table of Contents
  • 1. Stone tools -- 2. The inclined plane -- 3. The wedge -- 4. The production and control of fire -- 5. The bow and arrow -- 6. Wind musical instruments -- 7. The wheel -- 8. The sundial -- 9. The abacus -- 10. Stringed musical instruments -- 11. Glass -- 12. The hippocratic method -- 13. The lever -- 14. The pulley -- 15. The spiral screw -- 16. Water wheel power plants -- 17. The compass...
Copyright
  • All Rights Reserved. National Library Board Singapore 2009.