Inventions - History
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The Story Behind: The Extraordinary History Behind Ordinary Objects
$18.99 Add to cartLearn fascinating history and trivia you never knew about things we use on a daily basis from the host of highly popular THE STORY BEHIND podcast.
- Series: Story Behind
- Author: Prokop, Emily
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: October 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1633538281
- Language: English
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How Things Work: Then and Now
$19.99 Read moreTravel back in time and into the not-so-distant future to dissect, explore, and discover how all kinds of things do what they do Along the way, you’ll learn why cotton candy is so fluffy, how scienti… [more below]
- Author: Resler, T. J.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: October 09 2018
- ISBN10: 1426331665
- Language: English
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Thomas Edison and the Invention of the Light Bulb: Separating Fact from Fiction
$31.32 Read moreThomas Edison was a famous American inventor in the late 1800s. His work with light bulbs got a lot of attention. Over time, many stories were told about this work, including that he invented the ligh… [more below]
- Series: Fact vs. Fiction in U.S. History
- Author: Peterson, Megan Cooley
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1666339717
- Language: English
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1,000 Inventions and Discoveries
$19.99 Read moreDip into this illustrated account of key inventions and discoveries, listed year by year, with intriguing facts about each invention and the person (or people) who invented it.
From the prehistoric hu- Author: Bridgman, Roger
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: July 28 2020
- ISBN10: 1465494359
- Language: English
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100 Inventions That Shaped World History
$10.99 Add to cartFascinating stories behind 100 of the most important inventions in history, for kids 8 and up
This fast-paced journey through the most vital developments and inventions of all time features:
- 100 easy-t
- Series: 100
- Author: Yenne, Bill
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: August 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1728290139
- Language: English
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Cathedral, Forge and Waterwheel
$18.99 Add to cartFrom bestselling historians Joseph and Frances Gies, whose books have been used by George R.R. Martin as source material for Game of Thrones, comes a classic book on innovation and technological chang
- Series: Medieval Life
- Author: Gies, Joseph
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 368
- Publish Date: November 16 2018
- ISBN10: 0060925817
- Language: English
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1001 Inventions and Awesome Facts from Muslim Civilization: Official Children’s Companion to the 1001 Inventions Exhibition
$16.99 Add to cartWe often think that people from a thousand years ago were living in the Dark Ages. But from the 7th century onward in Muslim civilization there were amazing advances and inventions that still influenc… [more below]
- Series: National Geographic Kids
- Author: National Geographic
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: December 11 2012
- ISBN10: 142631258X
- Language: English
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The Alchemy of Us: How Humans and Matter Transformed One Another
$22.95 Add to cartA “timely, informative, and fascinating” study of 8 inventions–and how they shaped our world–with “totally compelling” insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulit… [more below]
- Series: Mit Press
- Author: Ramirez, Ainissa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: April 06 2021
- ISBN10: 0262542269
- Language: English
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How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
$18.00 Add to cart“How to Invent Everything is such a cool book. It’s essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly.” –Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and New York Times-bestselli… [more below]
- Author: North, Ryan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 480
- Publish Date: September 17 2019
- ISBN10: 0735220158
- Language: English
