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    Audiobook49 minutes

    Amazing Inventors

    Written by Dr. Charles Margerison

    Narrated by Various Narrators

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    About this audiobook

    What makes an inventor amazing is the courage and perseverance needed to fly in the face of failure. In this unique audio, you have the opportunity to explore the incredible lives, failures and successes of our greatest inventors and innovators, as if you are meeting to them face to face. Find out how Charles Babbage invented the first computer and get to know the man behind the invention. Make the connection between Peter Henlein's pocket watch invention and the wrist watches of today. Better understand the important role that Johannes Gutenberg played in the spreading of ideas and in the publishing world. Meet Leonardo DaVinci, famous for his art but who actually spent large portions of his time innovating in science and technology. Finally meet amazing James Harrison who travelled the world and invented, among other things, the refrigerator which ultimately changed how people ate. Be inspired by these amazing stories as they come to life through BioViews®, a short biographical story, similar to an interview. These inspirational audios from Amazing People Worldwide® provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAmazing People Worldwide Audio
    Release dateMar 1, 2011
    ISBN9781921629686
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