--- product_id: 6488046 title: "1001 Inventions That Changed the World" price: "VT6248" currency: VUV in_stock: false reviews_count: 13 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/6488046-1001-inventions-that-changed-the-world store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # 1001 Inventions That Changed the World **Price:** VT6248 **Availability:** ❌ Out of Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** 1001 Inventions That Changed the World - **How much does it cost?** VT6248 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Currently out of stock - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/6488046-1001-inventions-that-changed-the-world) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description We take thousands of inventions for granted, using them daily and enjoying their benefits. But how much do we really know about their origins and development? This absorbing new book tells the stories behind the inventions that have changed the world, with details about-- Convenience items, such as safety pins, toothbrushes, and bifocals Weapons of war, including explosives, gunpowder, and shrapnel shells Industrial advances, such as the steam engine and the power loom for weaving Transportation advances, including the airplane, the diesel engine, the automobile, and the air-inflated rubber tire Electronic marvels, including color television, the microprocessor, the personal computer, the compact disc, and the cell phone Medical advances, from antiseptic surgery to the electron microscope. . . and much more. Inventors and pioneers of science and technology, including Eli Whitney, James Watt, Benjamin Franklin, Henry Bessemer, Thomas Edison, J.B. Dunlop, the Wright Brothers, Werner von Braun, Jonas Salk, J. Robert Oppenheimer, and many others are also discussed. Fascinating photos and illustrations complement authoritative summaries of each invention, and remarkable quotations from many of the inventors add to this chronicle of human ingenuity that began some 6,000 years ago with the invention of the wheel. Approximately 700 photos and illustrations in color and black and white. Review: Fascinating book! - Full of information! Just sitting and browsing though, I was pleased with the coverage in this book. We’ve been super busy, but I look forward to picking it up again. Review: Fascinating! - Like one of the other reviewers, I too spotted this book while walking through a bookstore and thumbing through various pages while the spouse was off shopping. I too jotted down the title and ordered it from desertcart when I got home – not because the price at the bookstore was all that high. Instead; I knew that “someone” would wind up carrying it for the rest of the shopping trip and it surly wasn’t going to be my spouse. This is a very big book! Once the book arrived, I wasn’t able to put it down. Besides being an excellent compendium of inventions with detailed images, cutaway drawings and background text, it’s quite simply a fun read. Just open to any page and you’re bound to find something of interest. The book now gently rests on the night stand in our guest bedroom where it frequently sparks the morning conversation over coffee whenever friends and relatives are in town. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #700,679 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #96 in Engineering Patents & Inventions #231 in History of Engineering & Technology #402 in History of Technology | | Customer Reviews | 4.6 out of 5 stars 109 Reviews | ## Images ![1001 Inventions That Changed the World - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61k6WfZFb0L.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating book! *by W***A on July 11, 2025* Full of information! Just sitting and browsing though, I was pleased with the coverage in this book. We’ve been super busy, but I look forward to picking it up again. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fascinating! *by F***L on December 16, 2012* Like one of the other reviewers, I too spotted this book while walking through a bookstore and thumbing through various pages while the spouse was off shopping. I too jotted down the title and ordered it from Amazon when I got home – not because the price at the bookstore was all that high. Instead; I knew that “someone” would wind up carrying it for the rest of the shopping trip and it surly wasn’t going to be my spouse. This is a very big book! Once the book arrived, I wasn’t able to put it down. Besides being an excellent compendium of inventions with detailed images, cutaway drawings and background text, it’s quite simply a fun read. Just open to any page and you’re bound to find something of interest. The book now gently rests on the night stand in our guest bedroom where it frequently sparks the morning conversation over coffee whenever friends and relatives are in town. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Very interesting. *by M***X on August 5, 2013* A broad overview of the history of invention, starting with prehistoric times. 1001 inventions is a lot to cover, so do not expect to learn enough from this book to "build your own." I think this book is an interesting approach to brushing up on the history of the human race and some of its distinguishing qualities: The ability to innovate and evolve, and to leave something behind for future generations to learn from. I was happy with my purchase. I wish it were available as an e-book, though. 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