30,000 years of inventions
This book provides a chronological look at the breakthroughs, discoveries, and systems of inventions that have changed human life. From looms and sundials to personal computers and Post-it Notes, readers will learn the details and significance of man's greatest achievements
History
528 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
9781603763240, 9781603762779, 1603763244, 1603762779
801100207
Introduction
Paint
Pottery
Sewing needle
Boomerang
Oil lamps
Baskets
Bricks
Mirror
Sugar
Clock
Loom
Sauna
Wheel
Wigs
Sundial
Plow
Bronze
Oven
Alphabet
Buttons
Candle
Charcoal
Ink
Paper
Sewer system
Silk
Veneer
Umbrella
Bells
Glass
Rivet
Soap
Porcelain
Scissors
Carts and chariots
False teeth
Saddle
Coins
Aqueduct
Arch
Stirrups
Aspirin
Catapult
Paved roads
Lighthouse
Wallpaper
Clothes iron
Cement
Compass
Easel
Vending machine
Dome
Fork
Carousel
Horseshoes
Windmill
Paper money
Chimney
Gunpowder
Fireworks
Ambulance
Cannon
Flying buttress
Hourglass
Printing press
Globe
Screw
Sawmill
Newspaper
Telescope
Barometer
Combination lock
Microscope
Steam engine
Thermometer
Dental braces
Flush toilet
Franklin stove
Glue
Lightning rod
Biofocals
Jigsaw puzzle
Submarine
Balloon
Guillotine
Battery
Cotton gin
Corkscrew
Pencil
Vaccination
Ball bearings
Parachute
Locomotive
Matches
Tin can
Stethoscope
Fire extinguisher
Elastic fabric
Braille
Lawnmower
Mechanical reaper
Dry ice
Colt revolver
Morse code
Bicycle
Camera
Postage stamp
Anesthesia
Vulcanized rubber
Rubber band
Sewing machine
Suspension bridge
Antiseptics
Odometer
Safety pin
Milking machine
Elevator
Syringe
Lifejacket
Pasteurization
Toilet paper
Oil well
Window screens
Torpedo
Underground trains
Dynamite
Periodic table of the elements
Square-bottom paper bag
Typewriter
Air brakes
Can opener
Blue jeans
Barbed wire
Internal combustion engine
Telephone
Microscope
Phonograph. Refrigerator
Light bulb
Cash register
Shower
Stapler
Player piano
Electric fan
Skyscraper
Automobile
Dishwasher
Contact lenses
Paper drinking straw
Pneumatic tires
Motion pictures
Escalator
Carborundum
Slot machine
Radio
X-ray
Mousetrap
Hearing aid
Paper clip
Washing machine
Air conditioning
Safety razor
Vacuum cleaner
Flashlight
Airplane
Coat hanger
Colored crayons
Windshield wiper
Fly swatter
Outboard motor
Plastic
Aluminum foil
Geiger counter
Nutcracker
Stainless steel
Turn and brake signals
Armored combat tank
Wristwatch
Drywall
Adhesive bandage
Zipper
Pop-up toaster
Traffic light
Cotton swabs
Frozen food
Adhesive tape
Fax machine
Liquid-fueled rocket
Aerosol spray
Respirator
Television
Bread-slicing machine
Penicillin
Chain saw
Sunglasses
Saran Wrap®
Answering machine
Nylon
Parking meter
Radar
Sunscreen
Aluminum siding
Nonreflecting glass
Photocopier
Shopping cart
Teflon®
Toothbrush
Ballpoint pen
Helicopter
Paperback book
Duct tape
Aqualung
Atomic bomb
Microwave oven
Kitty litter
Transistor
Frisbee®
Zamboni
Artificial cardiac pacemaker
Credit card
Disposable diapers
Bar code
Fiber optics
Calculator
Robot
Synthetic diamond
Hovercraft
Velcro®
Television remote controll
Satellite
Laser
Three-point seat belt
Ultrasound imaging
In vitro fertilization
Artificial turf
Athletic shoe
Kevlar®
ATM
Air bags
Computer mouse
Smoke detector
Compact disk
Email
Space shuttle
Early pregnancy test
Personal computer
Post-it® notes
GPS
The Internet
DNA fingerprinting
Includes index
Originally published in 2008 entitled The book of invention