Evansville Vanderburgh Public Library

Amazing engineers, Charles Margerison, Volume 1

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Amazing engineers, Charles Margerison, Volume 1
Language
eng
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biography
Main title
Amazing engineers
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773205507
Responsibility statement
Charles Margerison
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The amazing people club
Summary
When problems crop up, we need solutions. When something needs to be improved, or made more efficient, we need innovative ideas and positive action. Take inspiration from some of the world's most celebrated engineers whose inspirational life stories are celebrated in this new collection from Amazing People Worldwide. Find out how Charles Babbage invented the first computer and discover the man behind the invention. Make the connection between Peter Henlein's pocket watch invention and the wristwatches of today. Marvel at the incredible accomplishments of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, whose innovations helped solve many longstanding engineering problems. Discover the genius of Alexander Graham Bell, whose invention of the telephone changed our world forever. Each story comes alive through BioViews which are short biographical stories similar to an interview, about an amazing person. These stories offer an inspirational way of learning about people who made major contributions to our world. The unique format and flow enables each person's story to come alive, as if it is being personally told to you, and reflects their interests, emotions and passions
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