1001 Inventions That Changed the World

Wetakethousandsofinventionsforgranted,usingthemdailyandenjoyingtheirbenefits.Buthowmuchdowereallyknowabouttheiroriginsanddevelopment?Thisabsorbingnewbooktellsthestoriesbehindtheinventionsthathavechangedtheworld,withdetailsabout—Convenienceitems,suchassafetypins,toothbrushes,andbifocalsWeaponsofwar,includingexplosives,gunpowder,andshrapnelshellsIndustrialadvances,suchasthesteamengineandthepowerloomforweavingTransportationadvances,includingtheairplane,thedieselengine,theautomobile,andtheair-inflatedrubbertireElectronicmarvels,includingcolortelevision,themicroprocessor,thepersonalcomputer,thecompactdisc,andthecellphoneMedicaladvances,fromantisepticsurgerytotheelectronmicroscope...andmuchmore.?Inventorsandpioneersofscienceandtechnology,includingEliWhitney,JamesWatt,BenjaminFranklin,HenryBessemer,ThomasEdison,J.B.Dunlop,theWrightBrothers,WernervonBraun,JonasSalk,J.RobertOppenheimer,andmanyothersarealsodiscussed.Fascinatingphotosandillustrationscomplementauthoritativesummariesofeachinvention,andremarkablequotationsfrommanyoftheinventorsaddtothischronicleofhumaningenuitythatbegansome6,000yearsagowiththeinventionofthewheel.Approximately700photosandillustrationsincolorandblackandwhite.