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Williams, Trevor Illtyd

A history of invention : from stone axes to silicon chips / Trevor I. Williams - Updated & revised / by William E. Schaaf, Jr. with Arianne E. Burnette - New York : Checkmark Books, c2000 - 367 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The beginnings of civilization -- From the rise of Islam to the Renaissance -- The dawn of the modern world -- The early 20th century -- The post-war world.

ISBN: 0816040729 9780816040728

LCCN: 99057476

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Technology--History
Inventions & inventors