Discoveries and inventions that changed the world : from the end of the 19th century to the present
Author
Additional Author(s)
Morelli, Gianni
Publisher
WS White Star Publishers, 2018
Language
English
ISBN
9788854413184
Series
Subject(s)
INVENTIONS
TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS
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Abstract
What would life be like without cars, refrigerators, the Internet, or the omnipresent smartphone? Learn about the discovery of the most important inventions that have influenced the contemporary world, from the end of the nineteenth century to our own time. They include innovations in technology, such as alternating current, plastic, and the robot; communications (cameras, radio, cinema); medicine, from aspirin and penicillin to x-rays and the pacemaker; and transportation. See what secrets and events led to their creation and meet the exceptional figures who conceived them.
