Inventions that shaped the world / by Dilip M. Salwi; illustrated by Chandrasen M. Salwi.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Science improvement seriesPublication details: New Delhi : Madhuban Educational Books, 1985.Description: 51 p. : ill. ; 22 cmSubject(s): DDC classification:
  • 608
Contents:
Dynamite --The telephone --Cinema --The Aeroplane --Wireless radio --The rocket.
Summary: The book aims at introducing Alfred Nobel, the Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, and other lesser known legendary figures whose inventions have changed the face of modern times. The cinema, radio, telephone, the rocket, the aeroplane, the dynamite are things we take for granted in the modern world, not realizing that each invention has a fascinating story behind it. It is this story that unfolds in the pages of this book, and so inspiring is it that it is sure to leave its mark on the young adults who read it.
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Books Books Gulbanoo Premji Library, Azim Premji University, Bengaluru DSERT 3rd Floor DSERT 608 SAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available G29255
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Dynamite --The telephone --Cinema --The Aeroplane --Wireless radio --The rocket.

The book aims at introducing Alfred Nobel, the Wright Brothers, Alexander Graham Bell, and other lesser known legendary figures whose inventions have changed the face of modern times. The cinema, radio, telephone, the rocket, the aeroplane, the dynamite are things we take for granted in the modern world, not realizing that each invention has a fascinating story behind it.

It is this story that unfolds in the pages of this book, and so inspiring is it that it is sure to leave its mark on the young adults who read it.

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