The Atlas Obscura Explorer’s Guide to Inventing the World
Dylan Thuras, Jennifer Swanson, illustrated by Ruby Fresson
An illustrated nonfiction guide surveys 50 inventions and scientific discoveries from different places and periods. Its categories range from fire and ancient renewable technologies to binary numbers and artificial intelligence. One section begins with a 2,700-year-old lens and connects it with later lenses used in telescopes and microscopes. Each invention includes longitude and latitude that can be entered into an online map, allowing readers to locate where it occurred.
This book appears on 2 reading lists across 1 edition from 2 organizations.
