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Describes inventions that have changed the way we communicate, including the printing press, telephone, radio, television, and the Internet.
Discusses the invention of six simple machines in various ancient civilizations from the Stone Age to the fall of the Roman Empire.
With dramatic images and first-hand survivor stories - plus the latest facts and figures - this series takes you up close with the world's most devastating disasters. Each book covers a disaster from both the scientific and human side, capturing the impact and emotion through primary source quotations and photographs.
Introduces the evolution of communication from ancient times, describing the development of writing, the alphabet, paper, writing instruments, and scrolls in the ancient civilizations of Egypt, China, Greece, Rome, India, and the Middle East.
Describes medical techniques such as brain surgery, splints, taking a pulse, forceps, and sanitation in ancient civilizations including the Stone Age, Egypt, Greece, China, India, and Rome.
Examines the machines created by ancient cultures.
With dramatic images and first-hand survivor stories plus the latest facts and figures, this series takes you up close with the world's most devastating disasters. Each book covers a disaster from both the scientific and human side, capturing the impact and the emotion through primary source quotations and photographs.
Explains why hurricanes occur, how we prepare for them and also examines the history of some of the most famous.
Describes tsunamis, where they occur, what causes them, and what can be done to protect people from them.
Take a new look at ancient history through the seven wonders of a geographical or cultural region. Each book in this series explains the qualities that makes something a 'wonder', with information about how the wonders were constructed, how they were discovered or preserved, how they are studied, and if and how they are used in modern times.