1000 Greatest Inventions and Discoveries

Author: Roger Bridgman
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Publish Date: 2003-01-01
Features: Over the past few thousand years, inventions and discoveries have followed two major trends. With the advancement of observation, argumentation methods, and mathematics, ancient ideas have transformed into modern science. As science and technology replaced traditional craftsmanship, the way things changed also underwent significant transformations. Today, these two trends continue to develop at an even faster pace. You may have noticed that the chapters in this book cover nearly three million years, while the last chapter only covers nearly 50 years. Despite such dramatic changes, many inventions and discoveries have had lasting impacts. It is hoped that this book will help you understand how we have reached this point and may even guide you to guess where we will head next.