Science and Technology

This thematic history traces breakthrough ideas and developments around the world and through time. In this book you will discover taht the nacient Mesopotamians cracked aqueduct building long before the ROmans, that the Chinese invented printing, silk, umbrellas, locks and keys, and porcelain long before the Western world. Spanning every key culture and early civilizations, the book explains which peoples were experts at what, and what spurred them to make the technological breakthroughs that shaped the way we live. It includes step-by-step projects for costumes and model-making.