Description

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Did you know that traffic lights existed before the car was invented? Or that you blink less often when looking at a computer screen? Or that children's author Roald Dahl invented a life-saving medical device?

Explore the weird and wonderful world of machines and technology with 500 fantastic facts presented in a highly visual style. Packed full of jaw-dropping facts and incredible graphics, from lawn mowers to space shuttles, this handy book is the perfect guide to technology for readers aged 8+.

About the Author

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Anne Rooney has taught English at Cambridge and York universities and was Royal Literary Fellow at Newnham College, Cambridge University in 2014-16. She has written many books on science and technology and was short-listed for the ALCS Educational Writers' Award in 2015. She brings her knowledge of a wide range of subjects to a young audience with accuracy, humour and fun!