Eureka!

Author(s): Richard Platt

Children Non Fiction

This title looks at the instances when some of the world's greatest inventions were conceived. It demonstrates how sheer creative genius enables, a few lucky individuals to look right through the problem, and come up with a solution that has eluded rivals.

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Everyday life and health: pendulum clock; inoculation; matches; pre-fabricated buildings, cotton gin, razor blades; antibiotics, frozen food, Post-It notes, nylon, Teflon, Velcro, microwave oven, cancer research breakthrough, Sir Paul Nurse. Getting around: stump-jump plough; hot air balloon; steam engine; elevator; powered flight; hovercraft. Lenses and light: telescope; photography; photocopier; polaroid camera. electricity: lightning conductor, battery (electric), telephone, telephone exchange, electric light bulb, radio, television. Patience and planning - sound recording, bicycle, vacuum cleaner, personal stereo, video games, Internet (World-Wide-Web).

General Fields

  • : 9780753408193
  • : Pan Macmillan
  • : Kingfisher Books Ltd
  • : 0.752
  • : 20 October 2003
  • : 284mm X 221mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Richard Platt
  • : Hardback
  • : 609
  • : 8+
  • : 96
  • : chronology, glossary, index, colour digital artworks and photographs