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The First Of Everything: A Celebration Of Human Invention

A lively and highly readable account of the origins, invention and discovery of just about everything on the planet, the truly global coverage of The First of Everything ranges from the Big Bang to driverless cars.

This fascinating book takes

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A lively & highly readable account of the origins, invention & discovery of just about everything on the planet, the truly global coverage of The First of Everything ranges from the Big Bang to driverless cars.

This fascinating book takes in the full sweep of human development & ingenuity over twelve millennia.

This fascinating book takes in the full sweep of human development & ingenuity over twelve millenni; Africa, for example, gave us the first monarch, algebra & great religions emerged from the Middle East, democracy was born in Europe, & America made the first flying machines.

More than just a string of dry lists, the colourful text's intriguing insights & asides make it as enjoyable for the casual browser as the more serious researcher.

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  • ISBN: 9781789290622
  • Author:   Stewart Ross
  • Publisher: Michael O' Mara
  • Format: Hardback
  • Pages: 288
  • Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm

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