Book of Inventions
Combining curious and colorful anecdotes with intricate research and photographs, National Geographic presents a fact-filled and lively history of inventions and their inventors. With a creative and... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0792282965
ISBN13:9780792282969
Release Date:November 2004
Publisher:National Geographic Society
Length:288 Pages
Weight:2.95 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 8.0" x 10.8"
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Book of Inventions by Harrison
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This National Geographic rendition contains details of critical inventions over the past millenia. It is perfect for a student science project in grammar or high school. For instance, typical inventions depicted and described include: - the alarm clock invented in Wurzburg , Germany 1350-80 - the permwave by Nessler of Germany - cereal flakes by Kellogg in 1894 - the new tetrahedron milk carton in 1943 - the 1902 Carrier Air Conditioner 30-ton unit - the 1867 patent for a big wheel The presentation is complete, priced reasonably and easy to read for students, scientists, historians and a wide constituency of academicians everywhere.
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