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)
1Introduction03:48
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
2The Hot Air Balloon Montgolfier Brothers10:20
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
3The flight caused a sensation in the press …10:07
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4The Steam Engine James Watt10:53
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5Watt's real genius was in improving things.08:53
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6In 1766 he accepted a job as a surveyor for a new canal …10:03
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
7Teaching the Blind to Read Louis Braille07:11
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
8In 1821, when he was twelve years old …08:03
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
9Photography William Henry Fox Talbot09:49
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
Disc 2
1William decided to try gallic acid on his photogenic paper …03:10
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
2Cinema The Lumière Brothers12:05
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
3The Motor Car Gottlieb Daimler and Karl Benz14:11
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
4Meanwhile Karl Benz had also set up his own business …12:32
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
5Television John Logie Baird13:14
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
6The Jet Engine Frank Whittle11:19
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)
7In 1936 Frank graduated from Cambridge …11:08
Soames, Benjamin (Reader)

Total Playing Time: 02:36:46