Works of Man

by Ronald William Clark

Book Overview

Works of Man is a chronicle of man's attempts from prehistoric times to the space age to exploit for his own purposes the slowly discerned laws of nature. Exciting, instructive, and eminently readable, this mine of information covers the broad sweep of technological achievements, from the invention of the wheel more than six millennia ago to the miniaturization of the electronic computer.

Beginning with a description of the early builders...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 144820657X
• ISBN13: 9781448206575
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 522 Pages
• Weight: 1.59 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"