Encyclopedia of Ideas that Changed the World
Dragon’s World/Collins & Brown UK • Viking USA
An illustrated history of human inventions and inventiveness. For each “great idea” the clear, accessible text and superb illustrations bring alive the story of its invention, how it works, and what its importance and influence have been.
“A lovely book to look at, and the text is comprehensive
and well researched.” Focus
“Stunning and comprehensive” Reference Reviews
Junior Chronicle of Invention and Discovery
Studio Editions UK
Giant-format illustrated timechart with additional spreads of explanatory text.
Co-written with Peter North
100 Greatest Inventions
Dragon’s World/Collins & Brown
Potted histories of one hundred inventions that have transformed our world.
The Best-Ever Book of Ships
Kingfisher
The story of water transport through the ages, showing the inventions that have made possible bigger, faster, and more amazing ships.
Speed • Flight • Space • Time
Oxford University Press
Four fun introductions to themes in the history of technology and invention, produced in collaboration with the Science Museum, London. Charting the paths of human ingenuity from sundials to atomic clocks, hot-air balloons to the Space Shuttle.
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