100 Inventions That Made History, Hardcover

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Publisher: HarperCollinsAuthor(s): Alex von TunzelmannNumber of pages: 320Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 216 x 32Cover type: HardbackRedes...

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Reducere. Looks at 100 important scientists from around the world and throughout history, such as Alexander Fleming, Dorothy Hodgkin and Edwin Hubble. With q...

Elizabeth Blackwell, Qiu Jin, Boudicca and more are profiled as influential female shapers of history.

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From London s inimitable mayor, Boris Johnson, the story of how Churchill s eccentric genius shaped not only his world but our own. On the fiftieth...

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An original, 360-degree re-telling of the Battle of Britain through 17 of the iconic (and some less well-known) aircraft and the pilots who flew th...

An original, 360-degree re-telling of the Battle of Britain through 18 of the iconic (and some less well-known) aircraft and the pilots who flew th...

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Publisher: Cider Mill Press Book Publishers LLCAuthor(s): Tim RaybornIllustration(s): 35Number of pages: 320Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 159 x...

Reducere. Little Giants: 10 Hispanic Women Who Made History is a short collection of biographies about Hispanic women and the impact they made in the world. ...

A funky and fascinating collection of ideas, patents, and plans. When Leonardo da Vinci, over five hundred years ago, invented the tank, car, helic...

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Reducere. Meet the people who helped shape the world we know today. 100 People Who Made History is no ordinary history book. Inventors and explorers rub shou...

On July 20, 1969, Americans had their eyes and ears glued to their TVs and radios. NASA's successful moon landing left the nation in awe. This mome...

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Reducere. * "These innovations in transportation should inspire readers to go far." - Kirkus Reviews, starred review Celebrating the invention of vehicles, t...

Reducere. FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Presents the stories behind 40 things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, fr...

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From Tristram Hunt, award-winning author of }The Frock-Coated Communist{ and leading UK politician, this book presents a new approach to Britain's ...