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245 0 4 _aThe 100 most influential inventors of all time
_h[Book] /
_cedited by Robert Curley.
250 _a1st ed.
260 _aNew York, NY :
_bBritannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services,
_cc2010.
300 _a336 p. :
_bill. ;
_c24 cm.
490 0 _aThe Britannica guide to the world's most influential people
520 _aIf 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.
521 _aAll.
650 0 _aInventors
_vBiography
_vPopular works.
650 0 _aInventions
_xHistory
_vPopular works.
700 1 _aCurley, Robert,
_d1955-
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