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011096
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Minnesota, Capstone Press, 2004.
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32pBeige Spine
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Fact finders - Great Inventions
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Explore the history of the airplane, and discover how this great invention developed into the aircraft we use today.
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A gift for two days
Before the airplane
Inventors
How an airplane works
The world begins to fly
Airplanes today
Time line: Airplanes through the years
Fast facts
Hands on: build a kite
Glossary
Internet sites
Read more
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0736845380 Pb.
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022979
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London, Ladybird Books Ltd, 2013.
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32pGreen spine
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First Fabulous Facts
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Packed with fascinating facts about inventions and everyday things for young children!
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9780723294603 Pb.
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011044
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Minnesota, Capstone Press, 2004.
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32pLight Green Spine
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Fact finders - Great Inventions
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Explore the history of the automoblie, and discover how this great invention developed into the cars we use today.
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Ford and the machine
Before the automobile
Inventors
How an automobile works
The world begins to drive
Automobiles today
Time line: Automobiles through the years
Fast facts
Hands on: talk about car parts
Glossary
Internet sites
Read more
Index
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0736845399 Pb.
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003085
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London, Cassell Illustrated, 2004.
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288pBlack Spine
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Includes stories behind the inventions and inventors of the modern world.
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1844031845 Hb.
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017110
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Surrey, Dragon's World, 1994.
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93pWhite Spine
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Ideas and inventions
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Tells the extraordinary story from the earliest people to the Middle Ages.
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185028279X Pb.
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011662
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New York, Dk Publishing Inc, 2010.
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256pGreen Spine
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Uses computer-generated images to explain how many devices and processes of modern technology work, covering such inventions as HDTV, game consoles, robot cars, helicopters, space probes, oil rigs, mass dampers, biometric id's, and tsunami alert systems.
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9780756662912 Pb.
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018401
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London, Readers Digest Association, 2010.
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160pBeige Spine
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Adventure of discoveries and inventions
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Marks the key discoveries and inventions around the early years of the Industrial Revolution.
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The story of inventions
The lightning conductor
The encyclopedie
Public museums
Roller skates
Jigsaw puzzles
The banjo
Pesticides
Joseph Priestley
Brakes
Circuses
Modernn chemistry
Antonie-Laurent de Lavoisier
Iron and steel bridges
Meteorology
Artificial insemination
The watch winder
The goniometer
Uranus
Balloons and airships
Steamships
Lifeboats
False teeth
Camembert cheese
The guillotine
The metric system
Gas lightning
The optical telegraph
The cotton gin
The corkscrew
Tinned food
Homeopathy
Smallpox vaccine
The Golden age of maritime exploration
Lithography
Machine tools
Classical musix
The jacquard loom
Infrared light
The electric battery
Napoleon's scientific and artistic commission
Morphine
The chromatic trumpet
Electroplating
Carbon paper
Rockets
Paris after the revolution
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9780276445170 Hb.
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021475
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Bath, North Parade Publishing, 2014.
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44pOchre Spine
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From beginning of civilization to the latest inventions like the mobile phone, this book looks at all the major inspirations throughout the ages around the world.
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Invention vs Discovery
Prehistoric times
Ancient Egypt
Mesopotamia
China showed the way
The Greeks - mapping history
Mighty Rome
Ancient India
Native America
Daring explorers!
The period of darkness
Towards enlightenment
Exploring the sky
Health is wealth
Communication
Energy
Moving ahead!
Riders of the sea
The sky is the limit
Glossary
Index
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9781783731930 Hb.
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000907
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Netherlands, Rebo Publishers, 2005.
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400pThick Red Spine
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As human knowledge and technology become more complex, our daily lives become simpler. It is not hard to take for granted the conveniences of our everyday life. However, it is hard to resist the fascinating history behind the discoveries and inventions that have provided that convenience.
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9036617006 Hb.
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015262
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New Delhi, Teri Press, 2011.
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30pGreen Spine
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Green science genius
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Explains the nature and types of electricity, the applications, the environmental impacts, important inventions, and futuristic trends.
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What is electricity?
Static electricity
Current electricity
Types of electric current
Producing electricity
Storing electrical energy
Electricity and magnetism
Important inventors and inventions
Electricity and safety
Future of electricity
Become an electrical engineer
Electricity and the environment
Glossary
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9788179933091 Hb.
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006037
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Oxford, Heinemann Library, 2001.
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48pPurple spine
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Great Inventions
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Explores the different inventions in the field of entertainment that have shaped the world, describing life before the inventions, inventors and how the inventions have a made a difference.
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Chess, c.600
Playing cards, c.969
Fireworks, c.1000
Piano, 1709
Comics, c.1850
Record player, 1877
Motion pictures, 1882
Hand-held camera, 1888
Jukebox, 1889
Tape recorder, 1898
Animation, 1900
Electric microphone, 1924
Television, 1925
Electric guitar, 1931
Transistor radio, 1953
Video recorder, 1956
Computer games, 1958
Compact disc, 1965
Digital camcorder, 1995
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043113233X Hb.
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ID:
001131
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World Book Inc., 1985.
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168pBrown Spine
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Childcraft
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Learn about the stories of how people first spread across the world, the first civilizations, the new inventions and discoveries of the modern world etc.
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When we began
The early civilizations
The worlds of Ancient Greece and Rome
The middle ages
The spread of culture
The age of change
Today's events, tomorrow's history
Index
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0716660075 Hb.
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013358
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London, Franklin Watts, 2009.
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32pOrange and Black Spine
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Everyday inventions
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Have you wonderedwhere the clever ideas for the machines and gadgets that we use everyday to keep in touch come from? Learn all about the inventions and their inventors.
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9780749689490 Pb.
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| 013239 | 302.23/BID | Main | On Shelf | Teacher Resources | Teacher Resource |
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015360
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Ontario, Tundra Books, 2012.
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30pSky Blue Spine
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Great Idea
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Gives a biographical account of Elisha Otis the man behind the first successful passenger elevator.
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9781770492400 Hb.
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001336
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Mumbai, Egmont Imagination (India) Ltd., 2001.
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57pBlue Spine
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Disney Children's Encyclopedia
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Follow the great inventions that have taken place over the ages from the early ones to the modern.
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ID:
005513
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USA, Times Books, 2003.
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167pOrange and Black Spine
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We live in a world that is largely a creation of the human mind. This books explores the fascinating inventions that have shaped our lives.
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How we explore
How we move
How we communicate
How we record
How we eat
How we live
How we think
How we work
How we play
Index
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1932273034 Hb.
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008814
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Great Britain, Lerner Books, 2009.
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56pGreen Spine
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Major inventions through history
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Covers the inventions of indoor plumbing, microwaves and washing machines. Examines how these inventions have changed the way we run our households.
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Fireplaces and central heating
Indoor plumbing
The washing machine
Food and clothes production
Ovens and cookers
Epilogue
Timeline
Glossary
Selected bibliography
Furthur reading and websites
Index
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9781580135122 Pb.
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001495
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London, Dorling Kindersley Limited, 2006.
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61pBlue Spine
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Find out all about the key inventions that changed the world and led to almost everything else that's been invented.
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Finding a better way
The lens
Famous inventors
The steam engine
Fantastic inventions
The light bulb and generator
Fascinating firsts
The internal combustion engine
Fabulous flops
The transistor
The future
Gunpowder
Timeline
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1405313293 Hb.
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001498
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Bath, Parragon Publishing, 2006.
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255pWhite Spine
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Discover the fascinating workings of a huge range of machines, gadgets, aircraft and other types of transport. Beautifully detailed cutaway artwork shows the inner workings of more than a hundred things.
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1405485949 Hb.
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London, Kingfisher Publications Plc, 2007.
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40p
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Questions and Answers
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Answers questions about how things work, such as car engines, toilets, and lasers.
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Pulleys, Gears and Springs
Running Smoothly
Electricity
Energy and the Future
Mega Machines
Going with the Flow
Inventions All Around Us
Technology in the Kitchen
Caring and Curing
In the Workshop
Gadgets on the Desktop
Computer Power
Making Waves
Sound and Vision
In the Frame
Light, Lenses and Lasers
Machines that Measure
Automatically Better
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9780753407981 Hb.
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