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Genius engineering inventions : from the plow to 3D printing / by Matt Turner ; illustrated by Sarah Conner.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Turner, Matt, 1964- author.
- Series:
- Turner, Matt, 1964- Incredible inventions.
- Incredible Inventions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inventions--Juvenile literature.
- Inventions.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (32 pages) : color illustrations.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Hungry Tomato, [2018]
- Summary:
- This book discusses engineering innovations, such as the tin can and can opener, a popular soft drink sold as a "brain tonic," an 18th-century voltaic pile battery, and the 1596 flushing toilet. Text and illustrations reveal discoveries that changed the worldand weird ideas that didnt (like Nikola Teslas earthquake machine or Thomas Edisons giant singing dolls). Learn how wonders of engineering have helped us improve our livesfrom growing food to powering machinery.
- Contents:
- Making progress
- Agriculture
- Food technology
- Iron and steam
- The textile revolution
- Electricity
- Measuring time
- At home
- Materials
- Medicine
- Factories
- Daft or dangerous duds
- Accidental inventions.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9781512471014
- 1512471011
- 9781512450095
- 151245009X
- OCLC:
- 970396747
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