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Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
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An invention of dramatic impact, the automobile led to the creation of new industries, changed the way roads and cities were built, and required a system of laws to protect drivers and pedestrians. This colorful book describes the eventful history of the automobile and the inventors who helped develop it. Readers will learn about the basic parts of a car, how the engine works, and how the industry grew rapidly through mass production. Threats to the...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
With the invention of the camera, the last century and a half has become the most visually documented age in history. This fascinating book describes in simple terms how a camera works and identifies the inventors who helped develop this important technology. Follow the camera's evolution from the discovery in ancient China that an image could be created from light traveling through a pinhole, to modern day digital cameras, camera phones, and web...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub. Co
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
While Alexander Graham Bell won the race to patent the telephone, he was only one among many inventors who explored instant voice communication. This fascinating book describes the evolution of the telephone from the invention of the telegraph by Marconi to the modern day cell phones that have become a popular part of our everyday life. It also takes a close up look at how the telephone works, early inventors, those who continue to enhance the technology,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Crabtree Pub
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
No other form of communication reaches people in as many parts of the world as television. Broadcasts are received by audiences in every country, in nearly every language. This fascinating history follows the evolution of television from early technology to its development as the world's most popular global medium. The book also takes a close up look at the contributions of different inventors, the growth of broadcasting, and the cultural implications...
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