They made our world : five centuries of great scientists and inventors
1991
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The inventors of museums, engines, computers and atom bombs as well as the discoverers of genetics, vaccines, x-rays and black holes are collected together in this book of 26 short biographies. Five hundred years of science and engineering, from Bacon to Oppenheimer, are described in this book.
Main title:
They made our world : five centuries of great scientists and inventors / edited by John Hamilton.
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Imprint:
London : Broadside Books, [1991]
Collation:
176 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes:
Based on the BBC World Service series.
ISBN:
9780951562901
Local class:
509.2
Language:
English
BRN:
270930