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How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry Richard Platt

How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry By Richard Platt

How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry by Richard Platt

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Summary

Fun informative guides on how people in the past solved technological problems.

How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry Summary

How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry by Richard Platt

Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: Age of Industry examines aspects of technology in Victorian times, including ship-building, weapons, motion pictures, photography, railways and telegraphy.

Suitable for Key Stages 2-3, How They Made Things Work looks at how people in history advanced their societies by pushing the boundaries of technology.

About Richard Platt

Richard Platt is one of the best-known children\'s non-fiction authors working in the UK today. Beginning his publishing career at Dorling Kindersley, he has written dozens of books for DK, Walker Books, Kingfisher and Franklin Watts.

He authored the immensely successful Stephen Biesty\'s Cross-Sections series for DK in the 1990s, following this up with Castle Diary and Pirate Diary for Walker Books. He has won numerous awards for his work.

Richard lives in Kent.

Table of Contents

  • 1: How they made things work in the
  • 2: age of industry
  • 3: Steam railways
  • 4: Iron ships
  • 5: Light bulb
  • 6: Telegraph
  • 7: Photography
  • 8: Cinema
  • 9: Recorded sound
  • 10: Machine gun
  • 11: Mass production
  • 12: Wireless telegraphy
  • 13: Motor car
  • 14: Tunnelling
  • 15: Glossary/websites
  • 16: Index

Additional information

GOR011436434
9781445164311
1445164310
How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry by Richard Platt
Richard Platt
How They Made Things Work
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
2018-05-24
32
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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