The Telegraph and Telephone

By Richard Worth

Book Overview

Great Inventions is a captivating chronicle of major technological advances that have shaped everyday life over the past two centuries. Each book provides an in-depth look at the dedicated individuals behind each invention, a history of each invention's development, and its present-day use and continuing evolution. Engaging text and informative sidebars join with archival and contemporary images to demonstrate how innovative thinking and determination can change the world.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 083686591X
• ISBN13: 9780836865912
• Release Date: December 2005
• Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.5" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 10 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 12