Book of Inventions

by Ian Harrison and Ian Harrinson

Combining curious and colorful anecdotes with intricate research and photographs, National Geographic presents a fact-filled and lively history of inventions and their inventors. With a creative and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0792282965
• ISBN13: 9780792282969
• Release Date: November 2004
• Publisher: National Geographic Society
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 3.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.0" x 10.8"

Customer Reviews

Book of Inventions by Harrison

This National Geographic rendition contains details of critical inventions over the past millenia. It is perfect for a student science project in grammar or high school. For instance, typical inventions depicted and described include: - the alarm clock invented in Wurzburg , Germany 1350-80 - the permwave by Nessler of Germany - cereal flakes by Kellogg in 1894 - the new tetrahedron milk carton in 1943 - the 1902 Carrier Air Conditioner 30-ton unit - the 1867 patent for a big wheel The presentation is complete, priced reasonably and easy to read for students, scientists, historians and a wide constituency of academicians everywhere.