APR083668
(W) Kay Olson (A/CA) Tod Smith
by Various
Imagine a world without books, without photography or television. At one times books were produced in the laborious process of copying texts by hand. Photographs took a great deal of time to create as individual photographic plates were inserted into the camera and then removed once used for a single shot. Television was thought to be possible, but inventors were looking for mechanical ways of producing an image. Three visionary creators found simpler, easier ways to produce all three, and without their inventions the modern world would be vastly different. Learn their stories in
Johann Gutenberg and the Printing Press,
George Eastman and the Kodak Camera, and
Philo Farnsworth and the Television.
In Shops: Jun 25, 2008
SRP: $7.95
