Item category 2: Science & Technology

This innovative title looks at the history of the Web from its early roots in the research projects of the US government to the interactive online world we know and use today. Fully illustrated with images of early computing equipment and the inside story of the online world's movers and shakers,...

Discover the inventions that helped shape the world we know today. '100 inventions that made history' is no ordinary history book. Take a look at the trailblazing inventions that have advanced technology and transformed the way we live, as well as the gadgets and gizmos we couldn't live without! ...

A highly entertaining voyage of discovery through the world of military inventions ancient and modern many of which have resulted in everyday civilian applications.

Review: "Compelling, informative and thought-provoking, 100 Most Important Science Ideas unravels the fundamental concepts at the heart of three of the most ground-breaking disciplines of science: genetics, physics and mathematics. In a series of one hundred concise and accessible essays, the aut...

Full of the roughest and toughest things on the planet - animals, bugs, plants and materials so hard, so resilient, and sometimes just so darn difficult to kill, that we've dubbed them 'the Indestructibles!'.

Plunge into the world of science and learn about humankind's ten most important discoveries, including stars, wheels, numbers, light, medicine, sound, atoms, materials, energy and life.

How do you sum up the worlds amazing inventions in just 100 words? This striking book takes on the challenge! From helicopters to fireworks, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and quirky illustration, providing a fascinating introduction to incredible inv...

What happened to Amelia Earhart's aeroplane, Van Gogh's painting of Dr Gachet and the crew of the Mary Celeste? This fascinating book unlocks the world's lost property cupboard and sifts through buried treasure, mysterious disappearances and unknown locations, examining the evidence - and the con...