The History Of Invention: From Stone Axes To Silicon Chips
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the first flint-knapped axe to the microprocessor revolution, The History of Invention: From Stone Axes to Silicon Chips is a sweeping chronicle of human ingenuity across the entirety of civilisation. Trevor I. Williams presents a comprehensive and authoritative survey of mankind's most transformative technological achievements, tracing the arc of invention from prehistoric tools through the great mechanical revolutions of the industrial age and into the digital era. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, the work details how each pivotal innovation built upon the last, weaving together threads from metallurgy, navigation, communication, and computation into a single, compelling narrative of human progress. Williams, a distinguished historian of science and technology, brings both scholarly rigour and an accessible prose style to a subject that could easily overwhelm in lesser hands. The book argues that invention is never truly an isolated act of genius, but rather the product of accumulated cultural, scientific, and economic forces — a thesis that reframes how we understand the great inventors of history. Spanning continents and millennia, this landmark reference work leaves the reader with an irresistible question: what invention, still unimagined, will define the next chapter of human history?
Author: Trevor I. Williams
Format: Hardback
Published: 1987
Genre: History
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears
Pages: Good
From the first flint-knapped axe to the microprocessor revolution, The History of Invention: From Stone Axes to Silicon Chips is a sweeping chronicle of human ingenuity across the entirety of civilisation. Trevor I. Williams presents a comprehensive and authoritative survey of mankind's most transformative technological achievements, tracing the arc of invention from prehistoric tools through the great mechanical revolutions of the industrial age and into the digital era. Richly illustrated and meticulously researched, the work details how each pivotal innovation built upon the last, weaving together threads from metallurgy, navigation, communication, and computation into a single, compelling narrative of human progress. Williams, a distinguished historian of science and technology, brings both scholarly rigour and an accessible prose style to a subject that could easily overwhelm in lesser hands. The book argues that invention is never truly an isolated act of genius, but rather the product of accumulated cultural, scientific, and economic forces — a thesis that reframes how we understand the great inventors of history. Spanning continents and millennia, this landmark reference work leaves the reader with an irresistible question: what invention, still unimagined, will define the next chapter of human history?