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James Dyson's History of Great Inventions
Technology
An illustrated survey of the technological advances and inventors that have shaped civilization, ranging from early Persian ice cream to the microchip and animal cloning. Written under the guidance of inventor James Dyson with technology journalist Robert Uhlig, it traces innovation from the seventeenth century through the industrial age, the age of electricity, the atomic age, and the era of the genome. The book mixes famous discoveries with lesser-known stories, such as how a cat-food tin inspired the hovercraft. It was also published in the US as 'A History of Great Inventions' and reissued as 'The Mammoth Book of Great Inventions'.