30-Second Great Inventions (eBook)

50 light-bulb moments that changed the world, from the compass to the smartphone, each explained in half a minute

David Boyle (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
160 Seiten
Ivy Press (Verlag)
978-1-78240-684-6 (ISBN)

Infos

Universal change is often the result of an individual's lightbulb moment an invention that triggers a ripple effect across countries, continents, or even out into space. Great Inventions in 30 Seconds looks at fifty of these groundbreaking innovations great ideas that really did change the world. It covers a wide range, from early days (the wheel) through materials (the invention of steel, for example, or plastic) to communications (the alphabet, the printing press, the Worldwide Web) and the conveniences of (relatively) modern daily life (refrigeration, indoor plumbing, central heating). It's a sharp reminder that almost every aspect of life in the second decade of the 21st century is the result of someone's bright idea, and one that they acted on to turn it into a viable invention. Along the way you'll learn all about the personalities behind the inventions: revealing and intriguing in equal measure.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 1.3.2018
• Reihe/Serie: 30 Second
• Reihe/Serie: 30-Second
• Reihe/Serie: 30-Second
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Technik
• Schlagworte: amazing inventions • ancient inventions • awesome inventions • back to school • book of important inventions • book of inventions • breakthrough • bright idea • central heating • Class • College • compendium of inventions • cool inventions • Development • directory of inventions • early inventions • Education • Entrepreneur • Genius • great inventor • great inventor and their inventions • groundbreaking • groundbreaking invention • guide to invention • indoor plumbing • Industrial Revolution • Innovate • Innovations • Invention • invention of materials • invention of plastic • invention of steel • inventions explained • inventions in communications • inventions that changed the world • inventions that made history • inventions that shaped history • inventions that shook the world • Inventor • inventors and inventions • learn • modern daily life • modern inventions • muslim inventions • original inventions • printing press • Progress • pupil • refrigeration • revolutionary idea • revolutionary invention • Scientist • social change • social development • Study • Teacher • technological breakthrough • Technological Development • The Alphabet • the Worldwide Web • top inventions • victorian inventions • who invented • who invented the
• ISBN-10: 1-78240-684-0 / 1782406840
• ISBN-13: 978-1-78240-684-6 / 9781782406846