Time Machine

a wild ride through the ages

Xoum

9781925143188

| Trade Paperback

426 pages | English

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Dewey 902

Subject

Art - Carving And Engraving
Communications - Message Sticks
Curiosities And Wonders
Education - Skills And Curriculum - Numeracy And Mathematics
Education - Skills And Curriculum - Science
Ethics - History
Handbooks, Vade-mecums, Etc
History - Cultural
History - Miscellanea
Indigenous Knowledge - Astronomy
Mythology - Theory And Analysis
Politics And Government - National Symbols And Events - Currency
Questions And Answers
Recreation - Games - Arcade, Video And Computer Games
Religions - Islam
Technology - Digital - Computers
World Records

Plot

Annotation. Following the runaway success of hisBig Book of NumbersandWorld of Numbers(2015), Adam Spencer is back with a fascinating and fun! romp through history.Starting with the big bang and ending in the present day (with a few glimpses of the future for good measure)Time Machineis a history book unlike any other. Jam-packed with quotes, quizzes, anecdotes and trivia, Adams latest book is a full-colour treasure trove for ages 8 ... all the way to 108.Did you know that some of the earliest mathematicians and astronomers were indigenous Australians? Or that Lord Byrons daughter, Ada Lovelace, was a pioneer of computer programming ... despite dying in 1852? Can you believe that pinball was actually illegal across much of the US until the 1970s? Will time travel ever be possible? And who (or what) is the Witch of Agnesi?Time Machineis 2016s ultimate compendium for curious minds.As gripping as any of my adventures, but with fewer exploding heads and a lot more maths! Matthew Reilly.