Many inventions which seem relatively recent in fact date back thousands of years. This encyclopaedia focuses on the applied science of the Ancient World. Those ancient inventions with a modern sound include: plastic surgery performed in India in the 1st century BC; an early form of the computer used by the ancient Greeks; the postal service of Ancient Baghdad; calendars used in France as early as 13,000 BC; steam engines in Ancient Greece; and Aztec chewing gum.
- ISBN10 1854797778
- ISBN13 9781854797773
- Publish Date 11 November 1994 (first published 18 October 1994)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 4 September 2001
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 704
- Language English