The 100 most influential inventors of all time
The 100 most influential inventors of all time [Book] /
edited by Robert Curley.
- 1st ed.
- New York, NY : Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, c2010.
- 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
- The Britannica guide to the world's most influential people .
If necessity is indeed the mother of invention, then the individuals profiled in this volume should be considered the most laudable of all midwives. They each saw a need and met it. Readers will learn more about the lives and methodologies of well-known inventors such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, and become familiar with several more whose creations have sometimes outstripped their personal fame.
All.
9781615300037 (lib. bdg.) 1615300031 (lib. bdg.)
Inventors--Biography--Popular works.
Inventions--History--Popular works.
609.2 2
If necessity is indeed the mother of invention, then the individuals profiled in this volume should be considered the most laudable of all midwives. They each saw a need and met it. Readers will learn more about the lives and methodologies of well-known inventors such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, and become familiar with several more whose creations have sometimes outstripped their personal fame.
All.
9781615300037 (lib. bdg.) 1615300031 (lib. bdg.)
Inventors--Biography--Popular works.
Inventions--History--Popular works.
609.2 2