by Adam Hart - Davis (Author)
In his brilliantly idiosyncratic style, Adam Hart-Davis takes the reader through his day and shows just how much science and technology surrounds us all the time, from the alarm clock that wakes us up to the duvet we go to sleep in. We learn not just about how a modern, radio controlled alarm clock works, but also about the first one ever made - by Ktesibios in Alexandria in the third century BC. Written with all his characteristic enthusiasm, this is a book that will appeal to his many fans and to anyone who simply wants to understand more about our everyday world, and how very different our lives would be if scientists and inventors hadn't at some stage achieved what they did.
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
Edition: 1st
Publisher: Orion Books
Published: 28 Sep 2006
ISBN 10: 0752873342
ISBN 13: 9780752873343
Book Overview: Adam Hart-Davis's books, such as What the Victorians Did For Us, have sold 40,000 copies or more Adam is a hugely energetic and enthusiastic TV presenter, with an enormous personal following The book has plenty of personal touches about Adam's own life that help bring the science vividly to life A superb Christmas gift for anyone with an enquiring mind about what goes on around them
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