Great Inventors and Inventions

Name: Great Inventors and Inventions
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ISBN: 9780486297842

By: Bruce LaFontaine

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Dover Publications / 1997 / Paperback

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This coloring book Great Inventors & Inventions includes 45 black-and-white detailed drawings depicting the inventors and their devices. The history behind the inventors and their inventions make this entertaining coloring-book an educational and fact-filled guide to some of the innovative developments in the world of science and technology. 48 pages. Softcover.

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Title: Great Inventors and Inventions
By: Bruce LaFontaine
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 48
Vendor: Dover Publications
Publication Date: 1997
Dimensions: 10.88 X 8.20 X 0.19 (inches)

Weight: 6 ounces
ISBN: 0486297845
ISBN-13: 9780486297842
Ages: 8-14
Series: Dover History Coloring Book
Stock No: WW297842

Publisher's Description

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From Johannes Gutenberg's fifteenth-century printing press to Charles Hard Townes' relatively recent development of the laser, this fascinating coloring book encompasses five centuries of technology. Forty-five finely detailed drawings depict inventors and their historically important devices, comprising an inspiring survey of advances in science and industry.
The excellent illustrations include James Watt's steam engine (1763), David Bushnell's submarine (1776), Count Alessandro Volta's battery (1800), and Samuel Morse's telegraph (1837). Among other featured innovations are Karl Benz's motorized wagon (1885), Thomas Edison's electric light bulb (1878-79), moving picture kinetoscope (1876) and phonograph (1895), Henry Ford's assembly line (1908), Jacques Cousteau's aqua lung for scuba divers (1942), and many more.
Informative captions provide background information about the inventors and their inventions, making this not only an entertaining volume for coloring book enthusiasts but also an educational and fact-filled guide to developments in the world of science and technology.

Author Bio

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An award-winning artist, writer, and graphic designer, Bruce LaFontaine specializes in books about history, science, transportation, and architecture. Bruce has written and illustrated 70 Dover titles, and his work has appeared in Scientific American, The Wall Street Journal, and other prominent publications.