Inventors have pushed back the boundaries of human knowledge and ability since the beginning of time, making our lives more straightforward with time and labour-saving machines.
This challenging family reference book provides a brilliant insight into the best inventions and the impact they have made on everyday life. It looks at many areas of daily life, from cooking, heating, lighting and health, to travel, communication and entertainment, and traces the breakthrough inventions that lie behind them.
This is a book that families and school groups will enjoy exploring together.