TY - BOOK AU - Harrison,Ian TI - The book of inventions SN - 0792282965 AV - T15 .H3448 2004 U1 - 609 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Washington, DC PB - National Geographic KW - Inventions KW - History KW - Inventors KW - Biography KW - sears N1 - Cover title: National Geographic the book of inventions; Includes bibliographical references (p. 287) and index; Wilson's Senior High School; Booklist; Young Adult; Follett Library Resources; Young Adult N2 - Relates the histories of over 120 inventions that have become staples of modern life, including the electric iron, sliced bread, the wine box, submarines, typewriters, jet skis, the disposable syringe, and bar codes, each with photographs, facts, and anecdotes ER -