Discover how the world's greatest inventions work in this funny and accessible novelty book by inventions expert, Adam Hart-Davis.
If you've ever wondered why the pencil came into existence, or how a steam engine works, or when we started using flushing toilets, this book has all the answers. Based on seven key areas of invention, Adam Hart-Davis tells the stories behind steam power, lighting, toilets, clocks, communication, bikes and flight, and how they are still relevant to our world today.
作者簡介
Adam Hart-Davis is a writer and broadcaster who has worked on and presented several major TV series including Local Heroes, Top Ten Treasures, Tomorrow's World, What the Stuarts Did for Us,
What the Victorians Did for Us, What the Romans Did for Us, and What the Ancients Did for Us. He is an expert on inventions of all varieties and lives with his wife in the West of
England.
