The Picture History of the Great Inventors - Softcover

Clements, Gillian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0711216053 ISBN 13: 9780711216051

Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2000

Synopsis

An introduction to the great inventors of the world. Filled with facts both serious and comic, the book describes the lives and work of more than 50 major inventors, with illustrated references to hundreds more. A timeline provides a glimpse into the lives and times of each inventor.

About this title

About the Author

Gillian Clements was born in Sussex and grew up mainly on a farm. After studying Geography at Newcastle University, she took a degree course in Illustration under Raymond Briggs at Brighton Polytechnic. Since graduating she has written and illustrated manypopular books for Macmillan, Franklin Watts, A&C Black and Scholastic as well as Frances Lincoln. She now lives in Hereford. Her books for Frances Lincoln are A Picture History of Great Buildings, A Picture History of Great Explorers and A Picture History of Great Inventors.

From the Inside Flap

ll color. This visual catalog of the technical achievements that have shaped our lives is illustrated with hundreds of colorful, informative cartoon-style drawings. From the unknown inventor of the wheel to scientists at work on tomorrow's space stations, nearly 50 major inventors are featured, each set in a border brimming with pictorial details of other events and inventions of the time, giving readers a glimpse of that era.

Edition details

• Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
• Publication date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0711216053
• ISBN 13: 9780711216051
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 80