How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry by Richard Platt - ISBN: 9781445164311
Paperback
Victorian innovation revealed: Ships, trains, weapons, and the dawn of film.

How They Made Things Work: In the Age of Industry

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  • Paperback

    32 pages

  • Release Date

    29 May 2018

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Summary

Written by award-winning author Richard Platt, How They Made Things Work: Age of Industry examines aspects of technology in Victorian times, including ship-building, weapons, motion pictures, photography, railways and telegraphy.

Suitable for Key Stages 2-3, How They Made Things Work looks at how people in history advanced their societies by pushing the boundaries of technology.

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781445164311
ISBN-10:1445164310
Author:Richard Platt, David Lawrence
Publisher:Hachette Children's Group
Imprint:Franklin Watts Ltd
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:32
Release Date:29 May 2018
Weight:140g
Dimensions:260mm x 208mm x 6mm
Series:How They Made Things Work
About The Author

Richard Platt

Richard Platt is one of the best-known children’s non-fiction authors working in the UK today. Beginning his publishing career at Dorling Kindersley, he has written dozens of books for DK, Walker Books, Kingfisher and Franklin Watts.

He authored the immensely successful Stephen Biesty’s Cross-Sections series for DK in the 1990s, following this up with Castle Diary and Pirate Diary for Walker Books. He has won numerous awards for his work.

Richard lives in Kent.

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