Popular Mechanics Big Ideas: 100 Modern Inventions That Have Transformed Our World - Couverture rigide

Hutchinson, Alex

 
9781588167224: Popular Mechanics Big Ideas: 100 Modern Inventions That Have Transformed Our World
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ISBN 10 : 1588167224 ISBN 13 : 9781588167224
Editeur : Hearst Books, 2009

Synopsis

From the polio vaccine to the Post-It, the personal computer to Prozac, these are the scientific and technological innovations that have transformed our world. Award-winning author Alex Hutchinson unveils the 100 greatest inventions of the modern era - starting with the discovery of the transistor in 1947 - complete with original photographs and anecdotes about their creation. For example, a candy bar melting in a scientist's pocket during an experiment led to the invention of the microwave oven. Hutchinson consulted 25 experts at 17 museums and universities; their collective expertise spans aeronautics, automobiles, biology, computers, medicine, physics and a host of other fields. The result includes some obvious breakthroughs (the laser, in-vitro fertilization) as well as a host of surprises (waffle-sole running shoes, the pull-top can). This charming book will delight, fascinate and educate.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alex Hutchinson is an award-winning author and a contributing editor at the Popular Mechanics magazine. He holds a Ph.D. in Physics from Oxford and did post-doctoral research in nano-electro-mechanics at a National Security Agency lab outside Washington, D.C.

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Éditeur
Hearst Books
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1588167224
ISBN 13 
9781588167224
Reliure
Relié
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
256
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