Illustrated Science Encyclopedia: Great Inventions That Shaped The World

All About the Amazing Scientific Discoveries that Shaped Our World.

Inventions have revolutionised our everyday lives in many ways, and this fascinating encyclopedia looks at the different types of human inventions, from the earliest energy-saving devices through to the Internet and biotechnology.

Find out how buildings are constructed, when the earliest computer was built and the mechanisms that make cameras work.

Easy-to-do projects such as making an electric motor, constructing a waterwheel and making your very own vacuum cleaner help you to understand the principles that lie behind many inventions and demonstrates how they work.