{"product_id":"1-000-inventions-and-discoveries","title":"1,000 Inventions and Discoveries","description":"\u003cb\u003eDip into this illustrated account of key inventions and discoveries, listed year by year, with intriguing facts about each invention and the person (or people) who invented it.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the prehistoric hunting tools our early ancestors used to the modern-day smartphones that connect the entire planet, this book provides a fascinating tour through the history of humankind's inventions and discoveries. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFully revised and updated for 2020, \u003ci\u003e1,000 Inventions and Discoveries\u003c\/i\u003e explores recent inventions and discoveries - from the Amazon Echo to the first photograph of a black hole - as well as showcasing revolutionary historical inventions such as the wheel. Whether you're a budding inventor, a history buff, or both, this amazing guide is packed with the inventions and discoveries in science, technology, transport, medicine, and mathematics that changed the course of human existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eRoger Bridgman\u003c\/b\u003e studied Natural Sciences at Cambridge University. After working as a graphic designer and studying electronics, he became a design engineer at Marconi. Roger was Curator of Communications at the Science Museum, London, for 11 years, during which time he gained a master's in History of Technology at Imperial College, London. He now writes books for children and articles for \u003ci\u003eNew Scientist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePhysics World\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50725579456786,"sku":"9781465494351","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8d1044ad-8dc4-4bd8-889f-79202d1d4cc0.jpg?v=1734835130","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/1-000-inventions-and-discoveries","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}