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Genius Jack Challoner

Genius By Jack Challoner

Genius by Jack Challoner


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Summary

Gives readers an insight into the minds and lives of some of the great men and women who have helped shape the modern world. The book transports the reader back in time to share some of the most important moments in the history of technology. It contains 10 rare and removable facsimile documents.

Genius Summary

Genius: Great Inventors and Their Creations by Jack Challoner

Published in association with the Science Museum, London, Genius: Great Inventors and Their Creations, gives readers an unprecedented insight into the minds and lives of some of the great men and women who have helped shape the modern world. The book transports the reader back in time to share the excitement and inspiration of some of the most important moments in the history of technology. Beautifully illustrated throughout, the book contains 10 rare and removable facsimile documents, including pages from Faraday's Laboratory Notebook, describing the world's first elecrtic motor; Tesla's drawing and notes for improvements to his alternating current induction motor; a letter from Wilbur Wright to Octave Chanute describing the Wright Brothers' first flight and the first page of Berners-Lee's proposal for the World Wide Web.

About Jack Challoner

Jack Challoner has been a science writer since 1991. He has written over 30 books on a variety of scientific and technological subjects, including Elements (2012). He has also written for encyclopaedias, magazines, museum exhibitions and websites, and acts as scientific consultant for books, CD-roms, plays and television programmes.

Table of Contents

List of Inventors: Al-Jazari; Archimedes; Leonardo da Vinci; Johannes Gutenberg; Hans Lippershey; Cornelius Drebbel; Benjamin Franklin; James Watt; Joseph Niepce; Richard Trevithick; Michael Faraday; Charles Babbage; Joseph Lister; Karl Benz; Alexander Graham Bell; Thomas Eddison; Nikola Tesla; George Eastman; Lumiere brothers; Wright brothers; Guglielmo Marconi; Carl Bosch; Vladimir Zworykin; Juan de la Cierva; Wernher von Braun; Gertrude Elion; Alan Turing; Tim Berners-Lee.

Additional information

GOR005597200
9781780973654
1780973659
Genius: Great Inventors and Their Creations by Jack Challoner
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Welbeck Publishing Group
20130815
64
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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