Author(s): Robert Snedden

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From the earliest days of prehistory, humanity has developed tools to help make life easier. Using the latest insights of the science of the day, ambitious inventors and entrepreneurs have found ingenious solutions to the problems they face - and by doing so, they have shaped the world around them. In this highly entertaining and informative narrative, Robert Snedden brings to life the history of technology and takes the reader on an enlightening journey from the discovery of fire, through the vital inventions of the printing press and the steam engine, to the modern wonders of space travel and artificial intelligence. Ranging widely across all forms of technology, this book explains how the world we live in today came to be. Book jacket.