Published in association with the Science Museum, London, Genius Inventions gives readers an unprecedented insight into how history's greatest technological breakthroughs were achieved. Packed with information, it is beautifully illustrated throughout with timelines that reveal the development of each invention and reproductions of rare and fascinating documents, photographs and diagrams. Here are dozens of amazing stories, including that of Hannah Slater, the first American woman to be granted a patent in 1793: Thomas Edison's struggle to perfect the incandescent bulb; and the historic proposal for the World Wide Web" from Tim Berners-Lee.
Author: Jack Challoner
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Hardcover, 160 pages
Condition: New
ISBN13: 9780233005393