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What's the big idea? : inventions that changed life on earth forever / Helaine Becker ; illustrated by Steve Attoe.
| Author/creator | Becker, Helaine |
| Other author | Attoe, Steve. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Toronto : Maple Tree Press, ©2009. |
| Description | 96 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Inventions that changed life on earth forever |
| Contents | Needle -- Wheel -- Plow -- Water pump -- Big thinkers: Archimedes -- Alphabet -- Close-up: At school -- Spinning wheel -- Compass -- Paper -- Close-up: In the bathroom -- Printing press -- Big Thinkers: Leonardo da Vinci -- Lenses -- Accurate clock -- Steam engine -- Steel -- Electric battery -- Food canning -- Close-up: At war -- Photograph -- Electric motor -- Big Thinkers: Michael Faraday -- Telegraph -- Fertilizer -- Light bulb -- Close up: In the doctor's office -- Engine -- Car -- Telephone -- Big Thinkers: Alexander Graham Bell -- Radio -- Television -- Airplane -- Plastic -- Close-up: In the kitchen -- Computer -- Personal computer -- Big thinkers: Steve Jobs & Bill Gates -- Internet --MP3. |
| Abstract | This book shares the big ideas behind more than thirty of the world's greatest innovations. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 2009923330 |
| ISBN | 9781897349601 (bound) : |
| ISBN | 1897349602 (bound) |
| ISBN | 9781897349618 (pbk.) |
| ISBN | 1897349610 (pbk.) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 609 B3885W | ✔ Available | Place Hold |