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Sputnik : The Shock of the Century
Paul Dickson
Paperback - $23.95
Presenting the full story behind one of the 20th century's most dramatic episodes, Washington journalist Dickson chronicles the dramatic events and developments leading up to Sputnik's launch. Illustrations.
Scaling Up : The Institution of Chemical Engineers and the Rise of a New Profession
Colin Divall
Hardcover - $369.95
Jacquard's Web : How a Hand-Loom Led to the Birth of the Information Age
James Essinger
Paperback - $30.95
Essinger tells the story of some of the most brilliant inventors the world has ever known, in this fascinating account of how a hand-loom invented in Napoleonic France led to the development of the modern information age.
The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World
Brian M. Fagan
Hardcover - $65.95
Stone choppers, eyed needles, camel saddles, chariots, and contraceptives--the latest book in this popular series takes readers on an eye-opening and unusual journey through early human innovations--some fundamental and others intriguing or bizarre.
A History of Space Exploration
Tim Furniss
Hardcover - $39.95
A detailed look at space - from the first rocket launch to how the continued potential for space exploration alters the way man looks at his world.