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| Genre/Form: | Juvenile literature |
|---|---|
| Material Type: | Juvenile audience |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Lionel Bender; Dave King |
| ISBN: | 0756610761 9780756610760 0756610753 9780756610753 |
| OCLC Number: | 58833628 |
| Notes: | At head of title: Eyewitness. "Discover the fascinating story of inventions-- and learn how they have changed the world"--Cover. Includes index. |
| Description: | 72 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; 29 cm. |
| Contents: | What is an invention? -- Story of an invention -- Tools -- Wheel -- Metalworking -- Weights and measures -- Pen and ink -- Lighting -- Timekeeping -- Harnessing power -- Printing -- Optical inventions -- Calculating -- Steam engine -- Navigation and surveying -- Spinning and weaving -- Batteries -- Photography -- Medical inventions -- Telephone -- Recording -- Internal combustion engine -- Cinema -- Radio -- Inventions in the home -- Cathode ray tube -- Flight -- Plastics -- Silicon chip -- Did you know? -- Timeline of inventions -- Find out more -- Glossary -- Index. |
| Series Title: | DK eyewitness books. |
| Other Titles: | Eyewitness invention |
| Responsibility: | written by Lionel Bender ; [special photography, Dave King]. |
Abstract:
Photographs and text explore such inventions as the wheel, gears, levers, clocks, telephones, and rocket engines.
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