The greatest inventions of all time
Powell, Jillian2016
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What would we do without the inventions that we use every day? When did they come into being? Who first conceived of them, and how did they become a reality? This book uses original and contemporaneous material from the National Archives to look at some of the most important inventions of all time, and how they came into being. The text delves into the original sources that tell us about inspirational inventors and their inventions. Revealing the mind-boggling capacity for human resourcefulness, it uses documents such as inventors' correspondence, patents, sketches and photographs to tell the stories behind some of the objects we use on a daily basis.
Main title:
The greatest inventions of all time / Jillian Powell.
Author:
Powell, Jillian, authorNational Archives (Great Britain), associated with work
Imprint:
London : Wayland, 2016.London : Wayland, 2016.
Collation:
32 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 27 cm
Notes:
Originally published: 2015.At head of cover title: The National Archives.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780750297806 (pbk)
Dewey class:
600609609POWJ609
Local class:
J 609
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2294543