{"product_id":"genius-inventions-jack-challoner-9780233005393","title":"Genius Inventions: The Stories Behind History's Greatest Technological Breakthroughs","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGo back in time to share the excitement of the greatest technological breakthroughs in history--and meet the inspired inventors who made them happen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe light bulb. Antiseptic surgery. The Internet. These inventions changed the world as we know it. Published in association with the Science Museum of London, this fascinating volume gives unprecedented insight into the minds and lives of those who shaped the way we live today. Biographies of 28 people and their inventions include: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJohannes Gutenberg's printing press\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlan Turing's computer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Lumi鑽e brothers' moving pictures\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGeorge Eastman's Kodak camera\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVladimir Zworykin's television tube\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKarl Benz's motorcar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Wright brothers' powered flight\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWernher von Braun's rocket design\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eBeautifully illustrated with fascinating reproductions of letters, designs, and plans, it captures the most important moments in the history of technology.\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew format of Genius, with previously removable documents printed in the book.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jack Challoner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0233005390\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780233005393\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Andre Deutsch\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/01\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 8.50w x 0.70d","brand":"Jack Challoner","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946366992639,"sku":"9780233005393","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_0b811b2c-dfdd-4c2c-bb0d-d6690d9c4f5a.jpg?v=1681512741","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/genius-inventions-jack-challoner-9780233005393","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}