Genius!

Description

From Archimedes’s machine for carrying water up hill, to Edison’s electric light bulb; from the Wright brothers’ first powered flight to the Saturn V space rocket; from Gutenberg’s printing press to Tim Berners-Lee’s creation of the worldwide web each gripping story of invention, struggle and perseverance is told here in fascinating detail. The book also includes a selection of simple how-to activities to inspire the budding scientist.