Three Cheers for Inventors!

By Marcia Williams

A tribute to 101 groundbreaking discoveries from some of the world's greatest – and not so great – inventors.

Dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci, this latest wonderful offering from Marcia Williams is full of her characteristic humour. Packed with cartoon-strip illustrations and short biographies, it looks at the discoveries of many famous – and not so famous – inventors from around the world, including Leonardo da Vinci, Antonio Meucci, Alexander Graham Bell, John Logie Baird, Thomas Edison, James Watt and many of their predecessors. Three cheers for inventors!

Categories: Non-Fiction

For readers aged: 7+

  • Publication details:
  • Format: Paperback
  • ISBN: 9781406301717
  • Published: 07 Aug 2006
  • Price: £7.99
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  • Size: 316 x 253 mm
  • Pages: 40

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