William Gurstelle

Remaking History, Volume 1

Early Makers

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Produktbeschreibung

William Gurstelle begins his remarkable journey through history with this volume, Early Makers. Each chapter examines a remarkable individual or group of people from the past whose insights and inventions helped create the world we live in. What sets this series apart from other history books - including other histories of technology - is that each chapter also includes step-by-step instructions for making your own version of the historical invention. History comes to life in a way you have never experienced before when you follow the inventors' steps and recreate the groundbreaking devices of the past with your own hands. In this volume you will discover: * The Cave Dwellers of Lascaux and the Oil Lamp * Pythagoras and the Tantalus Cup * Heron and the Gin Pole * Egypt's Bag Press * Otto von Guerke and the Magdeburg Hemispheres * Levi ben Gershon and the Jacob's Staff * Juliana Berners and the Fishing Lure * Archimedes and the Water Screw * China's Differential Windlass Be sure to also check out ReMaking History, Volume 2: Industrial Revolutionaries and ReMaking History Volume 3:Makers of the Modern World.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Make Community, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 144
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. August 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 229mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9781680450606
• ISBN-10: 1680450603
• Artikelnr.: 43953400

Autorenporträt

William Gurstelle is an American nonfiction author, magazine writer, and inventor. He is a feature columnist for Make: magazine and the Pyrotechnics and Ballistics Editor at Popular Mechanics magazine.