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10 ideas that changed the world / written by Cath Senker.

By: Senker, Cath [writer.].
Series: 10.London, England, UK : Wayland, an imprint of Hachette Children's Group, ©2016Description: 32 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 27 cm.ISBN: 9780750291415 (pbk).Other title: Ten ideas that changed the world | Ideas that changed the world.Subject(s): Inventions -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 303.483 Se579 2016
Contents:
Table of contents includes: The wheel -- The clock -- Gunpowder -- The printing press -- The steam engine -- Anaesthetics -- The telephone -- The light bulb -- The television -- The personal computer (PC) -- 10 other ideas that changed the world.
Summary: For thousands of years, humans and their innovations have shaped our history. But some inventions and discoveries are so profound, they not only change the course of history, they also manage to leave a legacy so powerful, it can be called world-changing. This book looks at 10 of these ideas - from the invention of the wheel which brought about a radical change in travel, craftsmanship and manufacture, to anaesthetics, which ushered in a new era of medical care. Summary: Covering both ancient and modern history, this series looks at how groundbreaking art, events, people and ideas have changed the world.
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Table of contents includes: The wheel -- The clock -- Gunpowder -- The printing press -- The steam engine -- Anaesthetics -- The telephone -- The light bulb -- The television -- The personal computer (PC) -- 10 other ideas that changed the world.

For thousands of years, humans and their innovations have shaped our history. But some inventions and discoveries are so profound, they not only change the course of history, they also manage to leave a legacy so powerful, it can be called world-changing. This book looks at 10 of these ideas - from the invention of the wheel which brought about a radical change in travel, craftsmanship and manufacture, to anaesthetics, which ushered in a new era of medical care.

Covering both ancient and modern history, this series looks at how groundbreaking art, events, people and ideas have changed the world.

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