The big ideas that changed the world
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The big ideas that changed the world
AUTHOR:
Ferris, Julie.
Bridgman, Roger.
ISBN:
9781409335054
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : DK, 2013.
PHYSICAL_DESC:
256 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cm
ABSTRACT:
Discover the big ideas that changed our world. From matches to mobiles, antibiotics and the flexible drinking straw - some inventions don't just change the way we do things but change the world. Some of the biggest ideas include the Model T Ford, Edison's lightbulb, Catseyes and the first Apple. And find out why the tin can was invented 60 years before the can opener.
SUBJECT:
| Inventions -- History -- Juvenile literature. |
| Electricity -- History. |
| Mobile phones -- History. |
| Technological innovations -- History. |
BIBSUMMARY:
Discover the big ideas that changed our world. From matches to mobiles, antibiotics and the flexible drinking straw - some inventions don't just change the way we do things but change the world. Some of the biggest ideas include the Model T Ford, Edison's lightbulb, Catseyes and the first Apple. And find out why the tin can was invented 60 years before the can opener.