A History of Invention. From Stone Age Axes to Silicon Chips.

ARIANNA E. BURNETTE/WILLIAM E. SCHAAF JR./WILLIAMS, TREVOR I.

ISBN 10: 0316727040 / ISBN 13: 9780316727044

Published by London, Time Warners Books. 1999, 2003

About this Item

Original publishers sewn paperback, pictorial covers, updated edition [1987], 8vo: frontispiece, 224pp., very richly illustrated, graphs., index. Very fine copy.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A History of Invention. From Stone Age Axes to Silicon Chips.
• Publisher: London, Time Warners Books. 1999
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0316727040
• ISBN 13: 9780316727044
• Binding: Soft cover

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Synopsis

The history of invention is the history of civilization. The very great names we use to describe the great epochs of the past - the Stone Age, the Bronze Age and the Iron Age - tell us that invention is the essence of civilization. Today, we stand on the shoulders of a thousand generations of inventors. This book is their story. From the first crude stone axe heads to the latest advances in communication technology, A HISTORY OF INVENTION tells how each technological innovation met a critical need while creating the demand and the opportunity for the next breakthrough. Literally thousands of inventions are chronicled, explained and placed in their historical, cultural and scientific context in this vivid and comprehensive account of the epic march of technology.

About the Author

Trevor I Williams was a scientific writer and historian. He was the author of 25 books including biographies of Alfred Bernhard Nobel, Howard Florey and the chemist Robert Robinson. He died in 1996.