This volume, covering entries A to B, presents inventions that people use every day, including who invented the item, the description of the item, how it was invented, how the item works, how it changes over time, and related inventions.

"We in the twentieth century tend to assume that our era has a monopoly on the inventions of clever machines, labor-saving devices, feats of engineering, and advanced technology. But as the authors of this fascinating and eye-opening book reveal, some of humankind's most important and most amazing inventions actually date back thousands of years. Written with the pure joy of discovery, Ancient Inventions is a treasure trove of the triumphs and marvels...

Contains alphabetical entries that describe the weapons used, tactics invented, and strategies employed by both sides during the United States Civil War.

"Journey back in time to take part in a mammoth hunt, march with a Roman soldier, and fly with the Wright brothers. Discover what everyday life was like in medieval cultures, and how inventions such as the printing press changed the world. Explore what history looked like through spectacular computer-generated images of the ... people, places, and events. Find yourself transported to ... exciting times of the past, from our earliest ancestors right...

Explore 13 billion years of history in the comfort of your own home! Journey through time and discover how some of the world's greatest events unfolded. From the Big Bang all the way through to the digital age, this incredible visual encyclopedia for children shows you just about everything that has ever happened in history. Witness history come alive as you travel through more than 130 stunning timelines. Packed with fantastic photographs and illustrations,...

A guide to the major people, places, ideas, and events of colonial and revolutionary times.

A portrait, by turns intimate and panoramic, of one of the world's great cities, by its foremost man of letters. Blending reminiscence with history; family photographs with portraits of poets and pashas; art criticism, metaphysical musing, and, now and again, a fanciful tale, Pamuk invents an ingenious form to evoke his lifelong home, the city that forged his imagination. He begins with his childhood, his first intimations of the melancholy awareness...