by Philip Wilkinson · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781850283119
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«100 Greatest Inventions» is a popular science book by Philip Wilkinson, published by Dragon's World Children's Books in hardcover (110 pages, in English).
The book selects a hundred inventions that have transformed history and presents them with historical images and explanations of their origin and impact. It ranges from the wheel to the computer, and also includes locomotives, clocks, the bicycle, the windmill and other creations, with the minds that made them possible.
The work belongs to the The 100 greatest series and was originally published in 1995.
The book is aimed at young readers interested in science and technology, with a popular and visual approach that brings the history of inventions closer.
Philip Wilkinson is the author of non-fiction books for children and adults. He was educated at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He worked as an editor prior to becoming an author.
