10 Inventors Who Changed the World

by Clive Gifford

Book Overview

Science is not created in a vacuum, and no scientist creates an invention without influences from the past and an impact on the future. 10 Inventors Who Changed the World by Clive Gifford is look at 10 discoverers, beginning with Archimedes of Greece and ending with Sergey Korolyev, each scientist's biography is linked with another based on influences, events, and geography. By uncovering these unique and often overlooked connections, science history...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0753462591
• ISBN13: 9780753462591
• Release Date: October 2009
• Publisher: Kingfisher
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.6" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9