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How nearly everything was invented . . . by the brainwaves / illustrated by Lisa Swerling and Ralph Lazar ; written by Jilly McLeod.

by Swerling, Lisa.

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New York : DK Pub., 2006.

Inventions -- History -- Juvenile literature.

Electronic Resource

http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0611/2006010607.html

61 p. : col. ill. ; 31 cm.

Finding a better way -- Lens: Seeing is believing -- Lights, camera, action -- Famous Inventors -- Steam engine: Steam engine -- Powering a Revolution -- Fantastic inventions -- Light bulb and the generator: Let there be light -- Power to the people -- Fascinating firsts -- Internal combustion engine: On the road -- By land , sea, and air -- Fabulous flops -- Transistor: Super-duper computer -- Let's all communicate -- Future -- Gunpowder: Powder power -- Off with a bang -- Timeline.

Introduces inventions that have significantly impacted civilization, from the lens and the steam engine to the light bulbs and motor-powered vehicles.

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