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What A Great Idea! Inventions That Changed The World
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4 out of 5
Based on 18 Ratings and 12 Reviews

Book Description
Steve Tomecek discusses 45 inventions that really shook up society. These big ideas inspired many other inventions and illuminate the changes that technology has made throughout time.

From the hand ax and mathematics to IC chips and the laser, each technological touchstone in human history is described and placed in historical context. Each profile includes the who (if we know it), how the... More
Book Information
PublisherScholastic Reference
BindingHardcover (3 editions)
Reading LevelAges 9-12
# of Pages112
ISBN-100590681443
ISBN-13978-0590681445
Publication Date02/01/2003
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About Steve Tomecek (Author) : Steve Tomecek is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Steve Tomecek include Jump Into Science: Moon (Jump Into Science), Electromagneticism, A... more
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About Dan Stuckenschneider (Illustrator) : Dan Stuckenschneider is a published illustrator of children's books. A published credit of Dan Stuckenschneider is What A Great Idea! Inventions That Changed The World.
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