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Books with title Seven Great Inventions

  • Seven Great Inventions

    Celia King

    Hardcover (Chronicle Books, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Seven full-color pop-ups look at the most important inventions through the ages, from the wheel to the radio to the microchip, as well as the vision and the tenacity of the people who invented them.
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  • Great Inventors and Inventions

    Bruce LaFontaine

    Paperback (Dover Publications, July 10, 1997)
    From Johannes Gutenberg's fifteenth-century printing press to Charles Hard Townes' relatively recent development of the laser, this fascinating coloring book encompasses five centuries of technology. Forty-five finely detailed drawings depict inventors and their historically important devices, comprising an inspiring survey of advances in science and industry.The excellent illustrations include James Watt's steam engine (1763), David Bushnell's submarine (1776), Count Alessandro Volta's battery (1800), and Samuel Morse's telegraph (1837). Among other featured innovations are Karl Benz's motorized wagon (1885), Thomas Edison's electric light bulb (1878-79), moving picture kinetoscope (1876) and phonograph (1895), Henry Ford's assembly line (1908), Jacques Cousteau's aqua lung for scuba divers (1942), and many more.Informative captions provide background information about the inventors and their inventions, making this not only an entertaining volume for coloring book enthusiasts but also an educational and fact-filled guide to developments in the world of science and technology.
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  • Great Inventions

    Richard Wood, Graham Back

    Hardcover (Time Life Education, Sept. 1, 1995)
    Looks at the development of important inventions related to everyday life, transportation, communications, power, warfare, and medicine, and includes timelines
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  • Great Inventors & Inventions

    David Angus, Benjamin Soames

    Audio CD (Naxos Audio Books, Oct. 30, 2006)
    Introduces nine men and their inventions that changed the world, including the printing press, the telephone, and powered flight.
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  • Great inventions

    Richard Wood

    Hardcover (Barnes & Noble, March 15, 2003)
    HARD COVER. Never Opened. Cover, corners and pages in excellent condition. No Shelf Wear. Will ship using USPS TRACKING system, in a covered, protective package, and within one day.
  • Great Inventions

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    Hardcover (Igloo Books Ltd, )
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  • Great Inventions

    Richard Bowood, Robert Ayton

    Paperback (Penguin Books Ltd, March 15, 1961)
    Natural Science, Juvenile & Children's Literature, Inventions
  • Great Inventions

    Claire Llewellyn

    Hardcover (Grolier, March 15, 1999)
    Disney's Wonderful World of Knowledge Series
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  • Great Inventions

    Bob Barton

    Paperback (Longman, March 15, 2004)
    Four Corners: Great Inventions Great Inventions is a Report text covering History, Science and Design and Technology themes for Year 1. It is part of Four Corners, the most visually compelling series of cross-curricular books to motivate all readers from 4 to 11. Full description
  • Inventions & great ideas

    Dorothea Deprisco

    Paperback (Scholastic, March 15, 2001)
    Amazing facts about inventions and great ideas.
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  • Great Inventions

    Illustrated by Vincent Segrelles Antonio Cunillera and Translated by Caroline Hillier

    Hardcover (Penguin Books Ltd, Jan. 31, 1985)
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  • Great Inventions

    Peter Harrison

    Paperback (Anness, Aug. 29, 2003)
    Inventions have revolutionized our everyday lives in many ways, and this fascinating encyclopedia looks at the different types of human inventions, from the earliest energy-saving devices through to the internet and biotechnology.
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