ReMaking History, Volume 1: Early Makers (Make)

ReMaking History, Volume 1: Early Makers (Make)

<div><p>William Gurstelle begins his remarkable journey through history with this volume, <i>Early Makers</i>. Each chapter examines a remarkable individual or group of people from the past whose insights and inventions helped create the world we live in. What sets this series apart from other history books - including other histories of technology - is that each chapter also includes step-by-step instructions for making your own version of the historical invention. History comes to life in a way you have never experienced before when you follow the inventors' steps and recreate the groundbreaking devices of the past with your own hands.</p><p>In this volume you will discover:<br/><br/></p><ul><li>The Cave Dwellers of Lascaux and the Oil Lamp</li><li>Pythagoras and the Tantalus Cup</li><li>Heron and the Gin Pole</li><li>Egypt's Bag Press</li><li>Otto von Guerke and the Magdeburg Hemispheres</li><li>Levi ben Gershon and the Jacob's Staff</li><li>Juliana Berners and the Fishing Lure</li><li>Archimedes and the Water Screw</li><li>China's Differential Windlass</li></ul><p>Be sure to also check out <i>ReMaking History, Volume 2: Industrial Revolutionaries</i> and <i>ReMaking History Volume 3:Makers of the Modern World</i>.</p></div>