Discover the secrets behind some amazing inventions!Through observation, experimentation, and perseverance, humans through the ages have managed to solve a whole array of perplexing problems. These solutions have included such incredible inventions as the parachute, the periscope, the solar water heater, the suspension bridge, the stethoscope, and many more...

The Geek Atlas is a list of sites to visit where science, mathematics, or technology happened or is happening. The book can be used as a true travel guide or as inspiration for the armchair traveler. Each place has its own chapter that includes a general introduction to the place's significance, a related technical subject covered in more detail, and practical visiting information...

This book is intended to introduce teachers and students to science fair projects that can be adapted to business projects.In the course of exploring these projects steps are given to allow students to develop their inventive skills.

An autobiography of a World War II naval aviator, the inventor of the famed Hovercraft, a contributor to the design of the X-15 rocket engine, a successful industrialist and inventor. It is a life filed with excitement and accomplishment.

Our world has been transformed beyond recognition, particularly in the 20th century, and so were our lives and our aspirations. Throughout James May's Magnificent Machines, James May explores the iconic themes of the past hundred years: flight, space travel, television, mechanized war, medicine, computers, electronic music, skyscrapers, electronic espionage, and much more...