Big Ideas: 100 Modern Inventions That Have Transformed Our World (Popular Mechanics)
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Description
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 erastarting with the discovery of the transistor in 1947complete 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 spa...
ISBN(s)
1588167224, 9781588167224
