| Imprint | Carroll & Graf Publishers, Inc. |
| Publisher | Avalon Publishing Group |
| Copyright Holder | Telegraph Group Ltd |
| Editor | Robert Uhlig |
| Art Director/Editor | Margaret Donegan |
| Photo/Picture Editor | Suzanne Hodgart, Claire Patterson |
| Sub-Editor | Bill Owen |
| Production | Roger Williams |
| Contributor | Robert Uhlig |
| Consultant | James Dyson |
| Format | Hardback |
| Language | English |
| Location | EU |
| This Edition Published | 2001 |
| Copyright | 2001 |
| ISBN | 0-7867-0903-0 |
| Barcode | 9 780786 709038 |
| EAN 5 | 50000 |
| Chapters | Contents
Introduction: Man‘s need to invent
2 // The human drive to create and improve
Chapter 1: 2.6 million BC to AD1
6 // The first spark of genius
8 // How technology made civilisation possible
Chapter 2: AD1 to 1649
36 // Looking at new horizons
38 // Spreading knowledge and shrinking the globe
Chapter 3: 1650 to 1829
66 // The age of industrial power
68 // Harnessing steam brings a new way of life
Chapter 4: 1830 to 1899
96 // Electricity on the move
98 // The story of light, sound and motion
Chapter 5: 1900 to 1944
126 // Journey into the atomic age
128 // Two world wars force the pace of change
Chapter 5: 1945 to 2000
156 // Reinventing the world
158 // Living with the chip and the gene
186 // Index Contents
Introduction: Man‘s need to invent
2 // The human drive to create and improve
Chapter 1: 2.6 million BC to AD1
6 // The first spark of genius
8 // How technology made civilisation possible
Chapter 2: AD1 to 1649
36 // Looking at new horizons
38 // Spreading knowledge and shrinking the globe
Chapter 3: 1650 to 1829
66 // The age of industrial power
68 // Harnessing steam brings a new way of life
Chapter 4: 1830 to 1899
96 // Electricity on the move
98 // The story of light, sound and motion
Chapter 5: 1900 to 1944
126 // Journey into the atomic age
128 // Two world wars force the pace of change
Chapter 5: 1945 to 2000
156 // Reinventing the world
158 // Living with the chip and the gene
186 // Index Show all ▾ |
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