Inventors and their super ideas

Author: Mike Goldsmith
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Publish Date: 2005-09-01
Features: You've surely heard of these inventors and their inventions: Watt and his steam engine, Stephenson and his train, Bell and his telephone, the Wright brothers and their airplane, Baird and his television, and what Edison invented. But this book takes us back to long, long ago, starting with a great and ancient inventor, and then we'll find out: Why were the Roman army afraid of an elderly mathematician? Why did miners in the past often wear decaying fishskin? Who used a dead man's ear for experiments? Why can't elephants fly? This book is part of the "Very Famous" series, which also includes "Cleopatra and Her Shaking Cobra," "The Virgin Queen and Her Great Conquest," "Da Vinci and His Magical Codes," "Saint Joan and Her Excommunication Order," "TheScarface and His Gang," "Einstein and His Brain Laboratory," and "Spartacus and His Brave Gladiators." The target audience is middle school students aged 8 and above. Although it belongs to the category of celebrity biographies, it differs from the usual stiff, dull, and preachy biographical books. Fully respecting historical facts, it caters to the reading tastes of young children, striving to make them enjoy the joy of learning history through stories, thereby achieving the goal of gaining knowledge and broadening horizons.