Great inventions : we take for granted
(Book)

Includes index.

"Humankind has found thousands of ways to construct devices, materials and processes to make life easier, safer, more productive, entertaining and profitable. Most of these everyday creations are not given a second thought today, but all have involved ingenuity, inspiration and a great deal of self-belief and perspiration on the part of their inventors. Great inventions we take for granted traces the origins and evolution of over 75 inventions that are a firm part of our daily lives."--Page 4 of cover