Genius!: The Most Astonishing Inventions of all Time
Deborah Kespert
Subjects
- Facts & Information - lists, stats and plenty of facts
- History Time - blasts from the past
Average rating
Here is a lively and educational children’s book about the great (and sometimes surprising) inventions that created our 21st-century world, and the brilliant, and often brave, inventors who dared to think the unthinkable and do the impossible. From Archimedes’ 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 in fascinating detail. The book includes a selection of simple how-to activities to inspire the budding scientist. Genius! will appeal to children around the age of 9+ with an interest in technology, science and history.
Reviews
This is an amazing non-fiction book about some of the coolest and most astonishing inventions EVER! Did you know that the first earthquake detector was built in about 132 BCE ? No? Well, read this book and be amazed!
Madam Tuesday Mystery 24.08.2021
Very good book about the best inventions of all times. Great layout and easy to read with illustrations that match that invention. Recommend to Year 4/5 and above.
Anonymous 14.07.2019
Quite good! All the inventions I saw in this book were awesome (for me)! 7-13 people should read this if they like technology or machines. Good book but I'm rating it 4.
Anonymous 28.07.2015
This book is one of the most well made, fact-full book i have read! It has facts about Sir Alexander Graham Bell, Karl Benz, Bertha Benz, the Wright Brothers and more! I recommend this book to people who like inventions and history.
Anonymous 23.07.2015
