Author : Małgorzata Mycielska
Publisher : Gecko Press (Tm)
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2017
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1776571703
Previously published in English in 2017. Originally published in Poland in 2014.
Author : Paul Auster
Publisher : Faber & Faber
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 43,28 MB
Release : 2010-11-25
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0571266746
'One day there is life . . . and then, suddenly, it happens there is death.' So begins Paul Auster's moving and personal meditation on fatherhood. The first section, 'Portrait of an Invisible Man', reveals Auster's memories and feelings after the death of his father. In 'The Book of Memory' the perspective shifts to Auster's role as a father. The narrator, 'A', contemplates his separation from his son, his dying grandfather and the solitary nature of writing and story-telling.
Author : Darren Sechrist
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 31,34 MB
Release : 2008-09-30
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780778741862
Details, in graphic form, significant inventions from throughout history and provides information on inventors, such as Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Edison, and Henry Ford.
Author : Maurice Rickards
Publisher :
Page : 80 pages
File Size : 46,84 MB
Release : 1969
Category : Inventions
ISBN :
Author : Stanton T. Friedman
Publisher : Career Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 35,23 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781601631022
Science was wrong is a fascinating collection of stories about the pioneers who created or thought up the "impossible" cures, theories, and inventions "they" said couldn't work--Cover.
Author : Piers Anthony
Publisher : Mundania Press
Page : 428 pages
File Size : 38,79 MB
Release : 2003
Category : Science fiction, American
ISBN : 097236708X
Throughout history, man has been searching for better ways to gather information about his universe. But although they may have longed for it, not even the most brilliant minds could conceive of a device as infinitely powerful or as immeasurably precise as the Macroscope, until the twenty-first century. This is a story of mans desperate search for a compromise between his mind and his heart, between knowledge and humanity.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 28,33 MB
Release : 2014-07-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1465434917
Amazing discoveries and inventions of the last eight years bring this new edition of 1,000 Inventions and Discoveries up to date. Uncover the stories behind 1,000 remarkable inventions and discoveries that have shaped our world, from making fire to the gadgets of the 21st century. This revised and updated edition brings this comprehensive review of humanity's greatest ideas up to date. It is packed with discoveries and innovations in science, space, technology, transportation, medicine, mathematics, and language, along with a history timeline.
Author : Peter J. James
Publisher : Random House Digital, Inc.
Page : 702 pages
File Size : 24,86 MB
Release : 1995
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0345401026
A guide to ancient accomplishments and inventions unearths the origins of modern creations, including computers in ancient Greece, plastic surgery in India in the first century B.C., and a postal service in medieval Baghdad
Author : Charles Pappas
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 257 pages
File Size : 28,65 MB
Release : 2019-07-01
Category : History
ISBN : 1493038443
On July 20, 1969, Americans had their eyes and ears glued to their TVs and radios. NASA’s successful moon landing left the nation in awe. This moment inspired inventors and engineers across the nation. To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the 1969 moon landing, we share with you 20 patents that were inspired by the space race and how they reshaped the world. Featuring the original patent schematics from the US Patent and Trademark Office, blast off with the inventions inspired by the moon landing including: Memory foam Freeze-dried food Firefighting equipment Emergency "space blankets" DustBusters Cordless tools Protective paint (Used on both the Statue of Liberty, a gigantic Buddha in Hong Kong and the Golden Gate) Cochlear implants LZR Racer swimsuits CMOS image sensors Moon dust as fuel for space travel Carbon nanotubes Pocket calculators Other patents in the book reflect the general surge in space-related inventions in that era: Dispersed space based laser weapon Toy ray guns Flying saucers Propulsion systems Lasers The modem Integrated circuit Astro Lamp (Later called the Lava Lamp)
Author : Rodney Castleden
Publisher : Canary Press eBooks
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 48,48 MB
Release : 2020-10-19
Category : History
ISBN : 1908698446
Inventors have been inventing since time began, but which inventions do we value the most? A recent poll put the bicycle at number one on the basis that it is a simple, ecologically sound means of transport, and universally useful. It was seen as the best thing since sliced bread – except that sliced bread is a much more recent innovation than the bicycle; it was invented in 1927 by Otto Rohwedder. Tracing the origins of more than 230 inventions in chronological order, this book captures the essence of invention from 500,000 BC to the modern day, showing the historical significance of each and how ultimately their creation changed the world.
