Presents a timeline of inventions from the use of fire in prehistoric times to the iPad in 2010, with an emphasis on developments in the nineteenth and twentiet

A global view of science and technology as it developed over the centuries.

Full-color illustrations that describe some of history's most important inventions and advances including the first weaving machine in 1764, the catapult in the

The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions uncovers the fascinating, humorous, and often unbelievable origins behind the world's most overlooked innovatio

From the wheel to the worldwide web, our planet has been transformed by science. Now you can travel through time to experience centuries of invention and innova