Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology by Tom Jackson

Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology by Tom Jackson

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Every new idea is only possible because of the hard-won breakthroughs that came before. Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology explores how some of today's greatest inventions came to be - and shows that the inspiration is often surprising, always unpredictable and sometimes bizarre.

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Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology by Tom Jackson

Every new idea is only possible because of the hard-won breakthroughs that came before. Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology explores how some of today's greatest inventions came to be - and shows thatthe inspiration is often surprising, always unpredictable and sometimes bizarre.
'Go on a journey through a network of knowledge to learn how the inspiration behind new ideas is often surprising, always unpredictable and sometimes rather bizarre' * The Guardian Best Books Guide 2017 *
Tom Jackson is a writer specializing in science and technology for children and adults. Titles include Chilled: How Refrigeration Changed the World and Might Do So Again and Philosophy: An Illustrated History of Thought.Nick Shepherd is an illustrator from West Yorkshire, based in Lisbon, who spends too much time in front of a computer screen and enough time with a (real) pencil in his hand. He specialises in conceptual blue sky thinking.
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ISBN 13 9781784937775
ISBN 10 1784937770
Title Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology
Author Tom Jackson
Series Follow The Link
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Quarto Publishing PLC
Year published 2017-06-22
Number of pages 80
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.