The Story of Innovation: How Yesterday's Discoveries Lead to Tomorrow's Breakthroughs
- ISBN-10
- 1426217056
- ISBN-13
- 9781426217050
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 304
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2017
- Publisher
- National Geographic Books
- Author
- James Trefil
Description
"Documenting the interconnectedness among the crucial milestones of our time, and illustrated with full-color photography, a comprehensive tour of modern science and technology explores the most important innovations and inventions in engineering, physics, medicine, chemistry, biology and more."--Publisher's description.
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