The Book of Firsts - Hardcover

Harrison, Ian

 
9781844030279: The Book of Firsts
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 184403027X ISBN 13: 9781844030279
Verlag: Cassell Illustrated, 2003

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This reference looks at the key moments in history when endeavour has created a breakthrough. Every aspect of human invention is covered, from science to holiday, toys to cigarettes, cars to crosswords. The prime firsts of each subject sit alongside "timelines" of the most relevant "first" events after the invention, illustrated with the adverts that made them famous and the earliest designs for each article. It provides complete portraits of the evolution of some of the most integral parts of our lives today, from computers to the humble cup of tea. The reference includes: the first photograph; the first bikini; the first printed book; the first organ transplant; the first fax; the first credit card; the first calculator; the first computer; the first teabag; the first CD; the first hamburger; the first flight across the Channel; the first telephone call; the first fountain pen; the first television; the first vacuum cleaner; the first website; the first mobile phone; the first crossword; the first film; the first teddy bear; the first pop group[; the first cloned sheep; the first stamp; the first parachute jump; the first record; the first skyscraper; the first firework.

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Have you ever looked at the everyday objects around you and thought: I wonder who came up with that and how did they do it? Credit card, calculators, bikinis, mobile phones, stamps, pens, photographs - all the key moments of invention in history are here. 'The book of firsts' captures those exciting moments of conceptual genius that changed the way we live and covers the extraordinary one-and-onlys that shook the world, from the first volcano to the first flight across the channel.

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Verlag
Cassell Illustrated
Erscheinungsdatum
2003
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
184403027X
ISBN 13 
9781844030279
Einband
Gebundene Ausgabe
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
288
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