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Description edit
How did the popularity of underwear in the twelfth century lead to the invention of the printing press? How did the waterwheel evolve into the computer? How did the arrival of the cannon lead eventually to the development of movies? In this highly acclaimed and bestselling... read more
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
First Sentence edit
In the gathering darkness of a cold winter evening on 9 November 1965, just before sixteen minutes and eleven seconds past five o'clock, a small metal cup inside a black rectangular box began slowly to revolve.
Table of Contents edit
Introduction
1 The Trigger Effect
2 The Road from Alexandria
3 Distant Voices
4 Faith in Numbers
5 The Wheel of Fortune
6 Fuel to the Flame
7 The Long Chain
8 Eat, Drink and Be Merry
9 Lighting the Way
10 Inventing the Future
Authors & Contributors edit
- James Burke (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Macmillan London Ltd
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0333248279
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Macmillan London Ltd
Country: UK
Publication Date: 1978
ISBN: 0333248279
Page Count: 304
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 609
Subjects edit
Links to Supplemental Material edit
- JamesBurkeWeb on youtube: The original BBC television series is available to view.
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