Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology
Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology
Summary
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
Follow the Link: A Journey Through Technology explores how some of today's greatest inventions came to be - and takes the reader on a journey through a network of knowledge. It tells the story of how we figured out what electricity is and how we learned to use it to communicate with each other. Over the centuries, we have taken the same power that creates a flash of lightning and used it to make Wi-Fi hotspots, power touchscreens, and send video messages. The inspiration behind new ideas is often surprising, always unpredictable and sometimes rather bizarre - discover how an experiment with frogs' legs made people think animals were kept alive by lightning, and other strange and incredible tales of progress.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.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| 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. |
| Note | Unavailable |