What a Great Idea!
Inventions That Changed the World
New York : Scholastic Nonfiction, 2003.
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: 112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Steve Tomecek discusses 45 inventions that really shook up society. These big ideas inspired many other inventions and illuminate the changes that technology has made throughout time.
From the hand ax and mathematics to IC chips and the laser, each technological touchstone in human history is described and placed in historical context. Each profile includes the who (if we know it), how the idea developed and how it works, the immediate impact of the idea, and the technological 'children' of the idea. The time span is 3500 BC to today. The author closes with an epilogue that looks into the future, a bibliography, and a list of great Web sites for young inventors.
Realistic, 4-color paintings, in technical drawing style, showcase the idea and its applications by humans.
From the hand ax and mathematics to IC chips and the laser, each technological touchstone in human history is described and placed in historical context. Each profile includes the who (if we know it), how the idea developed and how it works, the immediate impact of the idea, and the technological 'children' of the idea. The time span is 3500 BC to today. The author closes with an epilogue that looks into the future, a bibliography, and a list of great Web sites for young inventors.
Realistic, 4-color paintings, in technical drawing style, showcase the idea and its applications by humans.
Target Audience: IG1250L
ISBN:
0590681443
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
C SCIENCE Technology Tom | Main (Downtown) | Available by placing a hold, Repository - Children's | In |
C SCIENCE Technology Tom | Sandhills Indoors | Children's NonFiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 109-110) and index.