Technology
- ISBN-10
- 0773728546
- ISBN-13
- 9780773728547
- Series
- Technology
- Category
- Technology
- Pages
- 64
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1995
- Publisher
- Stoddart
- Author
- Roger Francis Bridgman
Description
From the internal combustion engine to the microchip, the modern world has been shaped by advances in technology. This fact-filled book shows why such inventions came about, and how they work.
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- 2018-11-12
- 353 pages
- Paperback
- University of Chicago Press
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