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"We've all heard of Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison, but very few female inventors are household names. This fascinating book illuminates the history of women who used their brainpower and skills to produce important items we use every day. Meet Hedy LaMarr, a famous Hollywood actress by day and inventor of a radio guidance system for torpedoes by night. Marvel at the cleverness of Ng Mui, who developed the martial art known as Wing Chun,...
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"Do you have the imagination of an inventor? Peek inside Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, climb aboard Hideo Shima's bullet train, and go behind the scenes with movie star-turned-inventor, Hedy Lamarr. Inventors tells the stories of more than 50 pioneering scientists and revolutionary thinkers who have shaped our world with their remarkable creations." --
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¿Alguna vez te has preguntado de dónde han salido todas las cosas que nos rodean? ¡En este libro encontrarás las respuestas! ¿Desde cuándo existe el dinero? Si los fuegos artificiales se inventaron por casualidad, ¿qué buscaban sus creadores en realidad? ¿Cómo funcionan las vacunas? ¿Desde cuándo usamos la energía eléctrica en casa y por qué podemos iluminarnos con ella? Viaja a través de las principales épocas de la historia y descubre...
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A time-tunnel trip that shows how some of history's greatest makers, creators, and ideas helped to shape the world of today. Who invented the car, different types of vaccinations, the light bulb or the microwave? The things we are surrounded by didn't just appear out of nowhere, they were conceived by talented inventors, scientists, and engineers. While some inventions were the result of teamwork and a long time in the lab, some inventions just happened...
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The world is brimming full of incredible inventions - but where did it all begin? How did these incredible inventions come about? Journey back in time, travel across the world and discover incredible inventions from throughout history. Take a ride on the very first wheel, find your way and ensure you'll never get lost again with the compass, let the lights come on with electricity, watch as the world puffs into life with the steam engine and many...
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"Explore the world's most significant, innovative and amazing technological inventions in association with the Science Museum. Find out how, when and why the inventions which we take for granted today happened, and learn more about the people who created them. Discover how the cutting-edge technology of today exists because of the long line of inventions and discoveries that came before. See inside mysterious machines to uncover how they function...
15) Inventions
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Traces the history of inventions from the making of fire to the space vehicles of the future.
16) The science timeline wallbook: unfold the story of science--from the Stone Age to the present day!
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A single volume featuring a six-foot fold-out timeline with hundreds of illustrations showcasing ten thousand years of the world's greatest scientific discoveries and inventions, along with a pseudo-newspaper, called The wallbook chronicle, featuring stories, letters-to-the-editor, and a fifty-question quiz.
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