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Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 0340950900
- EAN
- 9780340950906
- Date of Publication
- 2007-09-06
- Publication Name
- N/A
- Type
- Hardback
- Release Title
- James May's 20th Century
- Artist
- Dolling, Phil
- Brand
- N/A
- Colour
- N/A
- Book Title
- 20th Century
- Publisher
- Hodder & Stoughton
- Item Length
- 10.6 in
- Publication Year
- 2007
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Yes
- Item Height
- 1.1 in
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Inventions, Modern / 20th Century
- Item Weight
- 44.8 Oz
- Item Width
- 8 in
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Hodder & Stoughton
ISBN-10
0340950900
ISBN-13
9780340950906
eBay Product ID (ePID)
69719123
Product Key Features
Book Title
20th Century
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2007
Topic
Inventions, Modern / 20th Century
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
44.8 Oz
Item Length
10.6 in
Item Width
8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
609.04
Synopsis
Published to tie in with a landmark BBC TV series, James May's idiosyncratic look at the great inventions of our time, Our world has been transformed beyond recognition, particularly in the 20th century, and so were our lives and our aspirations. Throughout" James May's Magnificent Machines," James May explores the iconic themes of the past hundred years: flight, space travel, television, mechanized war, medicine, computers, electronic music, skyscrapers, electronic espionage, and much more. But he also reveals the hidden story behind why some inventions like the zeppelin, the hovercraft, or the theremin struggled to make their mark. He examines the tipping points when technologies such as the car or the internet became unstoppable and gets up close to the nuts and bolt of remarkable inventions. Packed with surprising statistics and intriguing facts, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know how stuff works and why some stuff didn't make it., Our world has been transformed beyond recognition, particularly in the 20th century, and so were our lives and our aspirations. Throughout James May's Magnificent Machines , James May explores the iconic themes of the past hundred years: flight, space travel, television, mechanized war, medicine, computers, electronic music, skyscrapers, electronic espionage, and much more. But he also reveals the hidden story behind why some inventions like the zeppelin, the hovercraft, or the theremin struggled to make their mark. He examines the tipping points when technologies such as the car or the internet became unstoppable and gets up close to the nuts and bolt of remarkable inventions. Packed with surprising statistics and intriguing facts, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know how stuff works and why some stuff didn't make it., The twentieth century was a time of extraordinary change as new technologies and new inventions emerged at a bewildering rate. Our world was transformed beyond recognition, and so were our lives and our aspirations. Throughout JAMES MAY'S 20TH CENTURY James May explores the iconic themes of the century: flight, space travel, television, mechanised war, medicine, video games, electronic music, skyscrapers, electronic espionage and much more. But he also reveals the hidden story behind why some inventions like the Zeppelin, the hovercraft or the Theremin struggled to make their mark. He examines the tipping points €" when technologies such as the car or the internet became unstoppable €" and get up close by looking at the nuts and bolt of remarkable inventions. Packed with surprising statistics and intriguing facts, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know how stuff works and why some stuff didn't make it.
LC Classification Number
T20
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