Triumphs of Invention and Discovery in Art and Science

This incredibly written and well-researched book presents an exciting look at the history of inventions and their inventors through time. It provides the details and stories of how some of the most interesting and useful objects were invented.

Content includes:

The Art of Printing

The Steam Engine

The Manufacture of Cotton

The Railway and the Locomotive

The Lighthouse

Steam Navigation

Iron Manufacture

The Electric Telegraph

The Silk Manufacture

The Potter's Art

The Miner's Safety Lamp

Penny Postage

The Overland Route