This addition to the Magill's Choice series examines 160 of the most significant inventions of the 20th century, and the people behind the inventions. The overall selection of topics has an appealing, eclectic quality. Essays cover such diverse subject areas as High-Tech, including computers, compact discs and cellular phones, to common Household Devices such as polyester, Tupperware and Velcro, and Medical Advances including heart-lung machines and artificial kidneys.
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New title in the Magill's Choice series. Essays are drawn from Twentieth Century: Great Events (1992, 1996), Twentieth Century: Great Scientific Achievements (1994), and Great Events from History II: Business and Commerce Series (1994). Information has been updated, all "Further Reading" lists have been revised, and biographical sidebars have been added. RBB
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