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The 100 most influential inventors of all time [Book] / edited by Robert Curley.

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: The Britannica guide to the world's most influential peoplePublication details: New York, NY : Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, c2010.Edition: 1st edDescription: 336 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781615300037 (lib. bdg.)
  • 1615300031 (lib. bdg.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 609.2 2 22
Other classification:
  • 609.22
Summary: 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.
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Books Books Junaid Zaidi Library, COMSATS University Islamabad Reference 609.22 HUN (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 44531
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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.

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