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100 Greatest Inventions of All Time : A Ranking Past and Present by Tom Philbin (2003, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherKensington Publishing Corporation

ISBN-100806524030

ISBN-139780806524030

eBay Product ID (ePID)2417336

Product Key Features

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Name100 Greatest Inventions of All Time : a Ranking Past and Present

Publication Year2003

SubjectInventions, General, Science & Technology

FeaturesNew Edition

TypeNot Available

AuthorTom Philbin

Subject AreaTechnology & Engineering, Reference, Biography & Autobiography

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1 in

Item Weight26.2 Oz

Item Length10.2 in

Item Width7.4 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2003-101252

IllustratedYes

Intended AudienceTrade

Edition DescriptionNew Edition

SynopsisDescribes the stories, inventors, and creation processes behind 100 of history's most significant innovations, noting how such items as the light bulb, eyeglasses, and air-conditioning influenced the world., Ranked in order of importance Philbin examines the significance of the inventions that have had the greatest impact on human beings and civilisation over the course of history - the ones that have preserved or prolonged human life, and have made life easier or better. They range from the deceptively simple to the highly complex, and each entry provides the rationale for its selection and ranking based on the opinions of experts in the fields of science and industry., Ranked in order of importance Philbin examines the,significance of the inventions that have had the,greatest impact on human beings and civilisation,over the course of history - the ones that have,preserved or prolonged human life, and have made,life easier or better. They range from the,deceptively simple to the highly complex, and each,entry provides the rationale for its selection and,ranking based on the opinions of experts in the,fields of science and industry.

LC Classification NumberT15