**Discover the amazing inventions throughout history that have shaped
the world as we know it.
**
This stunning visual guide explores and explains the greatest
inventions, ideas, and discoveries throughout the ages, and introduces
their inventors. From fire, stone tools, and the wheel to ploughs and
paper, discover the first inventions that shaped societies and grew
mighty civilizations and empires such as those in ancient Greece,
ancient Rome, and ancient China.
In the centuries that followed, "Eureka" moments abounded, with James
Watt's steam engine during the Industrial Revolution, Henry Ford's car
assembly line at the start of the 20th century, the Wright brothers'
flying machines, Thomas Edison's light bulb, John Logie Baird's
television, and so much more.
Read about era-defining moments during the Digital Revolution, such as
the first website developed by Tim Berners-Lee, and the growth in the
use of robotics in industry and at home.
Inventions: A Visual Encyclopedia reveals the stories behind the
crucial and quirky contraptions - products of the world's most brilliant
minds.