The Battle for Radio: Marconi’s story
The true story of Marconi's first transatlantic radio signal
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Beverley Birch
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The Fight against Microbes: Pasteur’s Story
The true story of a man who helped save millions of lives
Adventures with Electricity: Benjamin Franklin’s story
The true story of one man's curiosity and the discoveries he made about electricity
Inventions
The inventors of the first robot were put on trial for witchcraft.
The first electric light bulbs needed a health warning: ‘Do not try and light with a match.’
The first working television was made from a knitting needle, the lid of a hatbox, an electric fan motor, and torch batteries, all put together on top of an old tea-chest.
A feast of weird and wonderful facts about inventions …
A Science Museum Book of Amazing Facts
Illustrated by Ross Collins
[published by Hodder Children’s Books]
