Go back in time to share the excitement of the greatest technological breakthroughs in history—and meet the inspired inventors who made them happen.
The light bulb. Antiseptic surgery. The Internet. These inventions changed the world as we know it. Published in association with the Science Museum of London, this fascinating volume gives unprecedented insight into the minds and lives of those who shaped the way we live today. Biographies of 28 people and their inventions include:
Johannes Gutenberg’s printing press
Alan Turing’s computer
The Lumière brothers’ moving pictures
George Eastman’s Kodak camera
Vladimir Zworykin’s television tube
Karl Benz’s motorcar
The Wright brothers’ powered flight
Wernher von Braun’s rocket design
Beautifully illustrated with fascinating reproductions of letters, designs, and plans, it captures the most important moments in the history of technology.
New format of Genius, with previously removable documents printed in the book.