What a great idea! : inventions that changed the world / Stephen M. Tomecek ; illustrated by Dan Stuckenschneider.
| Author/creator | Tomecek, Steve |
| Other author | Stuckenschneider, Dan, illustrator. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 1st ed. |
| Publication Info | New York : Scholastic Nonfiction, 2003. |
| Description | 112 pages : color illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The ancient world (before 3500 B.C.) -- The hand ax -- The spear -- Art -- Farming -- Cities -- Clothing -- Pottery -- Rafts, dugouts, and boats -- The axle -- The metal age (3500 B.C.-A.D. 1) -- Writing -- Mathematics -- Measurement -- Money -- Metallurgy and smelting -- Irrigation -- Waterwheels -- Maps -- The age of discovery (A.D. 1-1799) -- Papermaking -- Printing and bookmaking -- The clock -- Black powder and the chemical revolution -- The magnetic compass -- The microscope -- The telescope -- The steam engine -- The age of electricity and communication: (1799-1887) -- The battery -- Anesthesia -- Photography -- The electric motor -- The telegraph -- Chemical fertilizers -- The internal combustion engine -- Antiseptics -- Plastics -- The phonograph -- The incandescent bulb -- The age of the atom: (1887-present) -- Radio broadcasting -- The X ray -- The airplane -- The rocket -- Antibiotics -- The nuclear reactor -- The computer -- Transistors and IC chips -- The laser -- Looking ahead -- Bibliography, web sites, and invention contests -- Index. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. 109-110) and index. |
| LCCN | 2001020937 |
| ISBN | 0590681443 |
| ISBN | 9780590681445 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | TRC Nonfiction | 609 T594W | ✔ Available | Place Hold |