Inventions and Inventors

This popular addition to the Magill's Choice series examines 195 of the most significant inventions of the 20th century, and more than half include biographical sidebars on the people behind them. The overall selection of topics has an appealing eclectic quality. Essays cover such diverse subject areas as High Tech, Household Devices, and Medical Advances. Articles vary in length from 3-5 pages, each opening with a brief summary of the nature and significance of the invention, followed by a clear analysis of the invention's history and impact. Further study notes at the end of each point readers to at least three other published or online sources on the topic.Smith, Roger is the author of 'Inventions and Inventors' with ISBN 9781587650161 and ISBN 1587650169.