Age of New Ideas (Crafty Inventions (Mercury)). This item is unavailable.Age of New Ideas (Crafty Inventions (Mercury))

Presents the stories behind famous inventions in history and offers project ideas for would-be inventors to build their own models using some of the same concepts.

This fun and educational series brings a fresh new approach to the many aspects of invention. It traces the history of over 120 great inventions and inventors, from prehistoric times into the 21st century and beyond. looks at a problem in a lively cartoon story...thinks of a possible solution - maybe something a little crazy but often holding the germ of a good idea...comes up with way of solving the problem - and eureka!...sets to with ideas for a make-and-do model...and finally, tests it out. And while these ideas are building, there's all the science behind each invention to find out about too! Who thought of building a catapult that could sling a cow a couple of kilometres over a castle wall? What made Leonardo design a parachute? Who fired the first cannon ball and how can a lemon power a digital clock? You can find the answers here, in this title of the Crafty Inventions series, and then model your own inventions - from a miniature flush loo to a cracking pop-gun.