The Most Powerful Idea in the World


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"The Most Powerful Idea in the World argues that the very notion of intellectual property drove not only the invention of the steam engine but also the entire Industrial Revolution." -- Back cover.




Great Inventors and Their Inventions


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Nine remarkable men produced inventions that changed the world. The printing press, the telephone, powered flight, recording and others have made the modern world what it is. But who were the men who had these ideas and made reality of them? As David Angus shows, they were very different quiet, boisterous, confident, withdrawn but all had a moment of vision allied to single-minded determination to battle through numerous prototypes and produced something that really worked. It is a fascinating account for younger listeners.










A Brief History of how the Industrial Revolution Changed the World


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"From the beginning of the eighteenth century to the high watermark of the Victorian era, the world was transformed by a technological revolution - the like of which had never been seen before. ... Thomas Crump introduces the inventors, businessmen, scientists and explorers, who all had their part to play in the story of the Industrial revolution. He looks at how its scientific, technological and political changes spread across the world to [the United States of] America, Europe, and the Empire."--Back cover.