Author: SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
Title: The Smithsonian book of invention
Description: [Washington] : Smithsonian Institution ; New York : distributed by W.W. Norton (©1978) 1978. First Edition. Very good copy in a good. very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dw. now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved overall; tight. bright. clean and strong. ; 8vo 8' - 9' tall; 256 pages; Description: 256 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. Subject: Inventions -- History. Technology -- History. Inventions. Notes: Stated 1st Edition. Contents: Pt. 1. The Yankee perspective --pt. 2. Origins of invention --pt. 3. Engines of technology --pt. 4. Revolutions of science --pt. 5. The reach of industry --pt. 6. The impact of innovation --pt. 7. The summons of the future. High technology. Neglected riches of nature.ISBN: 0895990024. Weight in Kg appr.:

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