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Item Information   Copy / Holding Information     More Content       More by this author     Breverton, Terry, 1946-     Subjects     Inventions -- Encyclopedias.     Inventions -- History -- Encyclopedias.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Breverton, Terry, 1946-       by title:      Breverton's encyclop...       by call number:      603 B846b     Search the Web     Breverton, Terry, 1946-     Inventions -- Encyclopedias.     Inventions -- History -- Encyclopedias.       MARC Display

Breverton's encyclopedia of inventions : a compendium of technological leaps, groundbreaking discoveries, and scientific breakthroughs / Terry Breverton. by Breverton, Terry, 1946- Lyons Press, 2019, 2012. Call #: 603 B846b Subjects Inventions -- Encyclopedias.   Inventions -- History -- Encyclopedias. ISBN:  9781493045419 (hc.) Alternate title:  Encyclopedia of inventions : a compendium of technological leaps, groundbreaking discoveries, and scientific breakthroughs Edition:  Lyons Press ed. Description:  383 p. : ill. ; 20 cm. Notes:  Originally published: London: Quercus, 2012. Bibliography:  Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents:  Dawn of technology -- The genius of the Classical world -- Centuries of innovation -- Renaissance technology and the Scientific Revolution -- The Industrial Revolution -- New industrial technology -- The electric age -- The digital world. Summary:  "Who flew before the Wright brothers? How was plastic surgery invented? Did Leonardo da Vinci design the first robot? When was the first email sent? Where was beer first brewed? Who invented zero? From the fish hook to fiber optics, the pyramids to the postage stamp, and from gunpowder to GPS, this eclectic compendium wilil inform inspire, and fascinate anyone curious to know more about the moments of genius that have shaped our lives today." --Back cover. Holds:  0   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Item type Status   Central Library Adult Nonfiction 603 B846b Adult books Checked in Add Copy to MyList

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