The Spark That Changed Everything
Stories of the Greatest Discoveries, Ideas and Inventions
Published on 30. November 2019
192 pages
978-93-88322-65-2 (ISBN)
Description
First, they made fire. With fire, they made food... and later tools to cultivate more food. With cultivation came homes... which became societies and then civilizations. And humans are still thinking of extraordinary ideas every day!
Countless discoveries, ingenious inventions and lucky accidents have gone into shaping the world as we know it today. This book delves into science, history and every subject in between, revealing the stories behind the most significant breakthroughs that humans have made through the ages - from clothing, cartography and chemistry to music, maths and metallurgy.
Find out who had the biggest brainwaves, how these set other innovations in motion and why some great ideas are not necessarily good ideas!
Peppered with illustrations, photographs and fabulous facts, The Spark That Changed Everything is a lively and fascinating account of the marvels of human imagination and enterprise.
So what are you waiting for? Take a trip to our thrilling past and see how we got here.
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Veena Prasad
Spark That Changed Everything, The
Book
11/2019
Hachette India
€34.87
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Person
Veena Prasad's writing spans diverse genres and age
groups, but what she enjoys best is combining science
and history in fun ways for young readers. She also
teaches English literature and creates crosswords for
her weekly column in Th e Hindu Young World.
Veena believes there is hope yet for the planet, if
we all make sustainable life choices. On her part, she
strives to minimize the trash she generates by refusing
single-use disposables, and composting her organic
waste, so her young readers are not burdened with the
task of cleaning up the planet!
