Incredible Inventions
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Countless clever discoveries and wonders of engineering have changed the world and helped us to improve our lives grow food make things power machinery and keep healthy. Smart practices and gadgets began appearing in ancient times - and never stopped
Before magnifying glasses how did people look at things big size Through bowls of water of course Then microscopes and telescopes came along... Follow the trail of inventions and devices that have enabled us to see everything from stars to cells and what's totally hidden from sight.
Printing words so you can read this book for instance originated with the Chinese. But first alphabets had to be created. Follow this and many other stories about the methods and machines we use to communicate by signals code and telephone radio TV and computer.
Chart the progress of roadworthy vehicles from chariots to the Volkswagen Beetle and seaworthy craft from dugout canoes to aircraft carriers. Follow the railway revolution and the conquest of the air from simple Chinese kites to jet aircraft. And then outer space beckons...