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In this entertaining eBooklet, renowned deep thinkers Jimmy Russell and Jack Goldstein discuss the ten greatest inventions they believe humankind has ever seen, using their own unique perspectives on the world in which we live. The result is an entertaining read, and - being careful to distinguish between inventions and discoveries - many readers may be surprised at what appears on the list and what does not. Informative, fun and vaguely educational, this is a great title which will create debate and discussion.

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Publié par	Andrews UK
Date de parution	28 novembre 2012
Nombre de lectures	0
EAN13	9781782344971
Langue	English
Poids de l'ouvrage	1 Mo

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10 AMAZING INVENTIONS
by
Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell

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Published in 2012 by
Andrews UK Limited
www.andrewsuk.com
The rights of Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell to be identified as the Authors of this Work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998
Copyright © 2012 Jimmy Russell and Jack Goldstein
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means without the prior written permission of the publisher, nor be otherwise circulated in any form of binding or cover other than that in which it is published and without a similar condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser. Any person who does so may be liable to criminal prosecution and civil claims for damages.
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Introduction
Science. Technology. So many of us take it for granted. But have you ever thought what it has taken to put this e-reader into your hands? How many giants standing on the shoulders of other giants were required just to get to this stage of human existence?
In fact, the electronic book reader is a wonderful invention. But we can’t say it is truly revolutionary. After all, the experience isn’t so difference from holding a physical, paper-based book in your hands, and therefore your tablet isn’t going to go down in history as the most amazing invention ever.
So what have truly been the greatest inventions of all time? Ask any simpleton off the street and they will tell you that fire should be on the list. I’m sorry, but that is not an invention, that is a discovery. It exists in nature in plain sight, we just ‘stole it from the gods’.
Real inventions are things like the steam turbine, refrigeration and rocket fuel (none of which appear in this list either). They required a genius - or perhaps a madman - to sit in his shed, and one day randomly think “I know what will revolutionize the way we live, and this is it!”
We believe you will disagree with some (or perhaps all) of the inventions on this list. And that is fine. But we have given our reasons for our choices, and all we can hope is that this eBook will stimulate debate amongst our readership.
Enjoy!
Jack & Jimmy

Dedication
This book is dedicated to Leonardo da Vinci, the father of modern invention.

10: The Mars Rover
Do you really need an explanation as to why the Mars Rover is a good invention? It’s a robot. That lives on freakin’ Mars. Whilst the UK was busily preparing for what the world later referred to as the most memorable Olympic Games in recorded history, the genius minds in the Jet Propulsion Lab at NASA decided to trump their achievement and put the US of A back into the news by landing the most sophisticated rover yet onto the surface of Mars.