{"title":"Tom Philbin","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"as-100-maiores-invencoes-da-historia","title":"The 100 greatest inventions in history","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhat would we do today without the clock, gunpowder, and airplane? Or even without eyeglasses, screws, and paper? Detailing both the innovations that changed our lives and the people who developed them, this is a fascinating and enlightening account of how great inventions came about and the impact they had on human history. From the wheel to the computer, via the fire extinguisher and the typewriter, Tom Philbin presents, in \u003ci\u003eThe 100 Greatest Inventions in History\u003c\/i\u003e , surprising and inspiring stories that will remind us how far we've come, as well as the incredible achievements humanity is capable of.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003e\"What would life be like without inventions?\" asks the author. \"For example, if the blender weren't invented, what impact would it have? Not much (except for a bartender). On the other hand, think about what life would be like without the telephone, the television, the radio, the airplane, or the internal combustion engine. The difference is stark.\" With the help of experts in science and industry, Philbin begins his work with the important distinction between the terms \"invention\" and \"discovery.\" Thus, among \u003ci\u003ethe 100 greatest inventions in history\u003c\/i\u003e are also the toilet, the wire, anesthesia, sailing, the condom, the brick, the electric flashlight, paint, barbed wire, the battery, the reaper, the sprinkler...\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eAt the top of the list is, of course, the wheel. \"Look around you and try to find something in your home that has absolutely no connection to the wheel,\" writes Philbin. \"Almost every machine, every piece of equipment, every object made by man has, in some way, a relationship to the wheel.\" Other inventions, on the other hand, may be little remembered, but they played a fundamental role in human history. We discover that the simple cotton gin, for example, invented in 1793, consisting only of a cylinder with toothed wires, became a fundamental mechanism for the development of the American economy. Or the toilet, which only reached the form known in bathrooms around the world in the late 19th century. And toilet paper, by the way, was only invented in 1857!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n \u003cp\u003eBut the chapters in \u003ci\u003eThe 100 Greatest Inventions in History\u003c\/i\u003e provide more than just information. There are a series of interesting and detailed narratives, providing the reader not only with data but also with a fun and enjoyable experience.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Totvsrj-record-dc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47159444242684,"sku":"9788574320663","price":84.9,"currency_code":"BRL","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/9197\/5420\/files\/f99cd84af0a4866bb1731a858f89a156_1b2a9b06-94bb-4c92-b394-fbe46caa4b6b.jpg?v=1778321247"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.record.com.br\/en\/collections\/tom-philbin.oembed","provider":"Editora Record","version":"1.0","type":"link"}