Author(s): Angus, David
Reader(s): Soames, Benjamin
Label: Naxos AudioBooks
Genre: Junior History
Period: Contemporary
Catalogue No: NA0281
Barcode: 9781781980750
Release Date: 01/2017

ANGUS, D.: More Great Inventors and Their Inventions (Unabridged)

One thing that hasn’t changed much at all in the last 10,000 years is the human brain. The relentless curiosity of the human mind, combined with our ability to solve problems, has resulted in huge innovation and change. Here, then, are some of the most revolutionary ideas of the last 300 years. From James Watt and the invention of the steam engine, and the motorcars of Daimler and Benz, to cinema and television, More Great Inventors and Their Inventions explores the creation of eight great innovations, and the minds behind them.

Tracklist

Disc 1
Angus, David - Author
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
1 Introduction 03:48
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
2 The Hot Air Balloon Montgolfier Brothers 10:20
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3 The flight caused a sensation in the press … 10:07
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4 The Steam Engine James Watt 10:53
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5 Watt's real genius was in improving things. 08:53
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6 In 1766 he accepted a job as a surveyor for a new canal … 10:03
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7 Teaching the Blind to Read Louis Braille 07:11
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8 In 1821, when he was twelve years old … 08:03
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9 Photography William Henry Fox Talbot 09:49
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
Disc 2
1 William decided to try gallic acid on his photogenic paper … 03:10
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
2 Cinema The Lumière Brothers 12:05
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
3 The Motor Car Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz 14:11
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
4 Meanwhile Karl Benz had also set up his own business … 12:32
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
5 Television John Logie Baird 13:14
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
6 The Jet Engine Frank Whittle 11:19
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
7 In 1936 Frank graduated from Cambridge … 11:08
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 02:36:46