In 1940 a team of British Scientists arrived in Washington, bearing Britain s most closely guarded technological secrets, including the cavity magnetron, a revo

Presents a review of technological innovations and inventions, from the ancient world to the present day.

We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? T

From the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introdu

A captivating, humorous, and downright perplexing selection of nineteenth-century inventions as revealed through remarkable–and hitherto unseen–illustration