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Platt, Richard

Inventions Explained: A Beginner's Guide to Technological Breakthroughs

69 pp. | Holt | January, 1998 | Trade ISBN 0-8050-4876-6
(4) 4-6 Your World Explained series. A systematic examination of the technological innovations from the ancient world to 1990. The text fails to mention a single female inventor and offers mostly British examples of inventions and inventors. Double-page topical spreads contain numerous captioned photos and illustrations along with the text. A useful time line of inventions is appended. Glos., ind.
Reviewer: The Horn Book, Inc.

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