Description
Discover the stories of 20 extraordinary inventors whose creations and discoveries changed the future – and are changing it still. Subjects include Mary Temple Grandin, whose autism gave her profound insight into the treatment of livestock and who invented the hug machine; Mohammed Bah Abba, who developed the pot-in-pot fridge for use in arid environments with no electricity; Wilhelm Rontgen, who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics for his discovery of X-rays; Ann Makosinski, who created a torch powered by body heat – and many more.
Details
- Author: Khan, Hiba Noor & Perera, Salini
- Publisher: Walker Books Ltd
- Format: Paperback
- Publication Date: 07/09/2023
- ISBN: 9781529515121
- B-Code: B069207
- Illustrated: Colour illustrations
- Pages: 48
- Dimensions: 230x270mm
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