Includes bibliographical references (p 48) and index.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 48) and index.
Contents
Discoveries and inventions : two that got us started - Fire : now we're cooking! - Where would we be without the wheel and axle? - Higher and faster : inventions in transportation - Discovering the universe around us - Inventions change the way we live - The computer age - Creative thinking brings new ideas - What can you invent?
Summary
Learn about major discoveries in science and technology, some of their social and economic effects, and the major scientists and inventors responsible for them.