Inventions: Great Ideas and where They Came fromHighlights inventions and inventors throughout history and discusses why people invent and the steps in the inventive process. |
Contents
How Inventors Invent | 5 |
Inventions Through History | 12 |
Why Inventors Invent | 20 |
They Wanted to Fly | 29 |
Who Invents? | 37 |
Epilogue | 42 |
Glossary | 44 |
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Useful Addresses | 47 |
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