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1	Leonardo's Machines: Da Vinci's Inventions Revealed more books like this by Mario Taddei (Editor), Edoardo Zanon (Editor), Domenico Laurenza (Text by) add to wishlist Combining the original coded notebooks and modern computer imaging, over 30 of Leonardo da Vinci's inventions are pieced together in this work, in never-before-seen, mechanically accurate, computer generated artworks. Annotated diagrams show each working part of the contraptions, demonstrating in incredible detail how the machines would have ... see all copies from $9.50! new only from $18.00! \| SVS
2	Flash of Genius: And Other True Stories of Invention more books like this by John Seabrook add to wishlist Based on a true story, "Flash of Genius" is the official tie-in to the feature film starring Greg Kinnear as an inventor who fought against the odds for what he believed in, and won. see all copies from $3.79! new only from $8.09! \| SVS
3	1,000 Inventions & Discoveries more books like this by Roger Francis Bridgman, Peter Dennis (Illustrator) add to wishlist From the discovery of fire to genetic engineering, this collection of fascinating stories and vivid photographs explores the developments in science and natural sciences that have shaped the world. Features profiles of scientists, a timeline, and boxes highlighting key topics. Full color. see all copies from $2.10! new only from $14.06! \| first editions
4	Ingenium: Five Machines That Changed the World more books like this by Professor Mark Denny add to wishlist The bow and arrow kept ancient hunters safely away from the horns and teeth of the animals they pursued. Waterwheels and windmills provided power for early machines. Siege engines, such as trebuchets, destroyed castle walls that were otherwise impregnable. Five historical devices - bow and arrow, waterwheel, trebuchet, pendulum clock anchor ... see all copies from $14.92! new only from $14.92! \| SVS
5	Ancient Inventions more books like this by Peter James, Nick Thorpe add to wishlist The 20th century has spawned many of the clever machines, labour-saving devices, feats of engineering and advance technology that we take for granted - or did it? Did you know that plastic surgery was being performed in India by the 1st century BC or that ancient Greeks used an early form of computer? This book reveals that some of humankind's ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions \| SVS
6	The Social Mind: Construction of the Idea more books like this by Jaan Valsiner, Rene Van Der Veer add to wishlist The Social Mind charts the intellectual history of the idea of socially constructed mind through the examination of four key theorists - Lev Vygotsky, George Herbert Mead, James Mark Baldwin, and Pierre Janet. An analysis of the theories of these scholars and the social climate in which they worked will be invaluable to contemporary social ... see all copies from $4.95! new only from $6.00! \| first editions
7	Imaginative Inventions: The Who, What, Where, When, and Why of Roller Skates, Potato Chips, Marbles, and Pie and More! more books like this by Charise Mericle Harper add to wishlist Telling the fascinating stories behind chewing gum, the Frisbee, high-heeled shoes, and marbles, this offbeat book gives the quirky details behind kids' favorite inventions. Full color. see all copies from $5.67! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Kid Who Invented the Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories about Inventions more books like this by Don L Wulffson add to wishlist Arranged in alphabetical order with anecdotal, fun-to-read text, this fascinating book is packed with the stories behind over 100 inventions. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.87! \| SVS
9	My Tank Is Fight! more books like this by Zack Parsons, Mike Doscher (Illustrator), Josh Hass (Illustrator) add to wishlist Based on his article of the same name, "My Tank Is Fight!" is a witty examination of 20 real inventions from World War II that never saw the light of day. B&W illustrations throughout. 8-page color insert. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.54!
10	Where's My Jetpack?: A Guide to the Amazing Science Fiction Future That Never Arrived more books like this by Daniel H Wilson (Read by) add to wishlist Roboticist Wilson takes a hilarious look at the future imagined through movies, television, and comic books. He reveals which technologies are already available and those that do not yet exist--explaining what stands in the way of making them real. see all copies from $2.32! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Great inventions more books like this by Richard Wood add to wishlist A title from the DISCOVERIES series, with colour photographs and artwork throughout, including projects and a 4-page colour fold-out, an introduction to inventions and inventors through the ages. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
12 view cover	Really Useful: The Origins of Everyday Things more books like this by Joel Levy add to wishlist An entertaining look at the origins of everyday things -- their history, design, social conditions and intrigue that contributed to their development. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
13 view cover	Books, Banks, Buttons: And Other Inventions from the Middle Ages more books like this by Professor Chiara Frugoni, Professor William McCuaig (Translator) add to wishlist Once regarded by historians as a period of intellectual stagnation, the Middle Ages were actually a time of extraordinary cultural and technological innovation. This entertaining romp through the inventions of the period tells the story of the first appearance of dozens of items and ideas of lasting significance. From this misunderstood age we get ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.09! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Toys!: Amazing Stories Behind Some Great Inventions more books like this by Don L Wulffson, Laurie Keller (Illustrator) add to wishlist Describes the creation of a variety of toys and games, from seesaws to Silly Putty and toy soldiers to Trivial Pursuit. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.29! \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	The Pinball Effect: Journeys Through Knowledge: The Extraordinary Patterns of Change That Link Past, Present, and Future more books like this by James Lee Burke, Mark Chimsky (Editor) add to wishlist Explores how simple changes in one century can have far-reaching implications in another. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Inventors and Discoverers: Changing Our World more books like this by Elizabeth L Newhouse (Editor) add to wishlist From steam to aeronautics, from photography to tomorrow's technology, this intriguing chronicle of invention and discovery relives 200 years of technological breakthroughs that have changed our world. 340 vintage and contemporary photos and illustrations, some in color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.00! \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	The Illustrated Timeline of Inventions: A Crash Course in Words & Pictures more books like this by Craig Sandler add to wishlist From the spear to the printing press to the computer: this colourful, vastly informative timeline covers these and practically every other significant invention that came before and after. Find out which civilisation discovered irrigation technology and who created everything from buttons, glass, the first cart with wheels, and clocks to ... see all copies from $2.90! new only from $6.95! \| SVS
18 view cover	Invention: The Care and Feeding of Ideas more books like this by Norbert Wiener, Steve Joshua Heims (Introduction by) add to wishlist Norbert Wiener was no ordinary mathematician. With the ability to understand how things worked or might work at a very deep level, he linked his own mathematics to engineering and provided basic ideas for the design of all sorts of inventions, from radar to communications networks to computers to artificial limbs. Wiener had an abiding concern ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $14.82! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Cat Flaps and Mouse Traps: The Origins of Objects in Our Daily Lives more books like this by Harry Oliver, Mike Mosedale (Illustrator) add to wishlist Why did Isaac Newton invent the cat flap? How did the first mousetrap come about? Did Thomas Crapper really invent the flushing toilet? What accident led to the invention of the Microwave oven? Why did it take nearly 20 years to make sliced bread? From the moment the alarm clock wakes us in the morning until the time we switch the light off at ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.94! \| SVS
20 view cover	The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World more books like this by Brian M Fagan (Editor) add to wishlist The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World traces the course of human ingenuity and innovation from the first crude stone tools of our earliest ancestors two and a half million years ago up to the early medieval period, drawing on the very latest research and discoveries, and addressing some of the most fundamental questions about our past. ... see all copies from $15.72! new only from $19.78! \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	How Nearly Everything Was Invented... by the Brainwaves more books like this by Jilly MacLeod, Lisa Swerling (Illustrator), Ralph Lazar (Illustrator) add to wishlist Illustrated with hilarious artwork teeming with tiny people (the Brainwaves!), "How Nearly Everything Was Invented" makes it easy to see how one crazy notion leads to another and another--culminating in the remarkable technological revolutions that change our lives forever. see all copies from $2.53! new only from $9.00!
22 view cover	Did Thomas Crapper Really Invent the Toilet?: The Inventions That Changed Our Homes and Our Lives more books like this by Catherine O'Reilly add to wishlist For fans of "The Book of Useless Information," O'Reilly's curious-minded work is a smart and quirky look at miscellaneous items. Learn the real history of the blender, fire extinguisher, deodorant, and, or course, the toilet. 50 color photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
23 view cover	Inventions That Changed the World more books like this by Robert Dolezal, Reader's Digest (Editor) add to wishlist More inventions have been devised and put to use since 1900 than in the rest of human history put together! Whether cars, computers, or aluminum cans, here are the inventions that have changed the way we live. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| SVS
24 view cover	Inventing the 20th century : 100 inventions that shaped the world more books like this by Stephen Van Dulken, British Library add to wishlist In this catalog of 100 20th-century inventions that allegedly improved American life, author van Dulken celebrates numerous items, like the air conditioner, the zipper, and Lego building blocks. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.75! \| first editions
25 view cover	Wheels, Clocks, and Rockets: A History of Technology more books like this by Donald Cardwell add to wishlist "A prime example of how to write a history of an immense and technical subject ....a winner."-New Scientist see all copies from $4.40! new only from $11.27!

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