01278nam a2200193Ia 45000010008000000030004000080050017000120080041000290200018000700280023000880400024001110820013001351000023001482450027001712600045001983000008002435000817002516500016010680002515OSt20190327134923.0170602s9999    xx            000 0 und d  a9788184958485  q2016bRBSA, Jaipur  bEnglishaBSDUcBSDU  a609bTIN  aTiner, John Hudson 0aChampions of Invention  bJaico Publishing Housea New Delhic2016  a123  aDiscover the ingenious inventors of yesteryear who inspire the leaders of tomorrow!

The great minds of the past are, in many ways, still with us today. Learn about people who revolutionized our way of living – and left us a rich legacy with their inventions.

Here you will read about Johannes Gutenberg, who printed the world’s first – and arguably most beautiful – book; Samuel Morse, who brought the world a little closer together with his “lightening line”; James Watt, whose steam engine marked the start of the Industrial Revolution; Benjamin Franklin, who flirted with death to harness electricity; and many such others.

This valuable book gives you accurate accounts of lives from the annals of technology. Explore more in this series with Champions of Mathematics and Champions of Science.  aEngineering