Travel back in time and explore the brigth ideas that changed the way we live. Exactly 100 facts will help you find out about the brilliant brainwaves that have shaped our world. Learn how mobile phones work, which ancient people used water to tell the time, and why early bicycles were called 'boneshakers'.
While the discoveries of scientists have provided vital knowledge which has made innovation possible, it is more often than not the amateur who enjoys the "eureka moment" when an invention works for the first time. Weightman tells fascinating stories of struggle, rivalry, and the ingenuity of both famous inventors and hundreds of forgotten people, and offers a fresh take on the making of our mo…
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