How do you sum upthe world’s amazing inventionsin just 100 words? This striking book takes on the challenge! Fromhelicopterstofireworks, each of the carefully chosen 100 words has its own 100-word long description and quirky illustration, providing a fascinatingintroduction to inspiringinventions from history to the modern day. Basically, everything you need to know in a nut shell.

Along with some expected inventions, such astrainsandInternet, you’ll also discover less predictable inventions that will give you a fresh perspective. Withballoonsandsubmarine, you canexplorethe risks some inventors had to take. Throughpaper and pencilimaginehow such seemingly simple objectswould have been groundbreaking at the time of invention; whereas some inventions, such asskates, had a very funny beginning! With a clean, contemporary design, each word occupies a page of its own. A large striking illustration neatly encapsulates the accompanying 100 words of text.