What the Past Did for Us  -  Adam Hart-Davis

A Brief History of Ancient Inventions

KORTE INHOUD

When we think of plastic surgery, vending machines, computers and fast food, many of us assume that they are modern inventions. Amazingly, these were all invented hundreds, or even thousands, of years ago.

In What the Past Did for Us, presenter and enthusiast Adam Hart-Davis takes us on a journey into the ancient world, revealing an astonishing array of innovations that occurred long before many of us would ever have thought they had.

The Greeks are well-known for inventing the Olympics, but only a few of us ...
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2004 Uitgever: Bbc Books 224 paginas Taal: Engels ISBN-10: 0563522070 ISBN-13: 9780563522072