This is a DK hardcover popular science book that introduces twenty inventors from around the world. Their inventions continue to benefit all of humanity, yet their names remain largely unknown: from the designer of the first Egyptian pyramid to the pioneer of climate science; from the founder of Bluetooth technology to the geophysicist barred from boarding a research vessel who nonetheless created the world's first seabed map... Open this book to encounter souls swept onto the reefs by the tides of their times, and witness how they cleaved through uncharted waters with extraordinary perseverance and resolve.
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