Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time
Patrick Robertson's compendium of inventions, breakthroughs, and other first events is a stunning achievement of over fifty years of research, collecting, and writing. Robertson writes with charm and fluency on a massive range of topics-the first computer, the first department store, the first black head of state (it's not who you think), and a seemingly limitless array of others. The United States, in particular, has been a cradle of innovation-44 percent of modern innovations, by his calculation-and Robertson has identified a first time in America for each entry. Comprehensive yet carefully curated, Robertson's Book of Firsts catalogs water…
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- ISBN: 978-1-59691-579-4
- EAN: 9781596915794
- Produktnummer: 11184694
- Verlag: Bloomsbury
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 569 S.
- Masse: H24.4 cm x B20.2 cm x D3.5 cm 1'154 g
- Gewicht: 1154
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