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10 Inventors Who Changed the World

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Science is not created in a vacuum, and no scientist creates an invention without influences from the past and an impact on the future. 10 Inventors Who Changed the World by Clive Gifford is look at 10 discoverers, beginning with Archimedes of Greece and ending with Sergey Korolyev, each scientist's biography is linked with another based on influences, events, and geography. By uncovering these unique and often overlooked connections, science history emerges as a chain of pattern and relationships, and readers will understand how these ten inventors shaped the course of human civilization.

Language: English

Pages: 64

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Kingfisher

Release: October 13, 2009

ISBN: 0753462591

ISBN 13: 9780753462591

10 Inventors Who Changed the World

3.9/5 ( ratings)

Science is not created in a vacuum, and no scientist creates an invention without influences from the past and an impact on the future. 10 Inventors Who Changed the World by Clive Gifford is look at 10 discoverers, beginning with Archimedes of Greece and ending with Sergey Korolyev, each scientist's biography is linked with another based on influences, events, and geography. By uncovering these unique and often overlooked connections, science history emerges as a chain of pattern and relationships, and readers will understand how these ten inventors shaped the course of human civilization.

Language: English

Pages: 64

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Kingfisher

Release: October 13, 2009

ISBN: 0753462591

ISBN 13: 9780753462591

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