This brilliant book, endorsed by the Science Museum, is crammed full of amazing inventions, discoveries, facts and activities. Discover how the industrial revolution changed the world, travel the world with trains, planes and automobiles, then jet off into space! Return to Earth and take a look at the world of radio, television, film and the internet, then discover the fascinating and gruesome story of medicine, before looking to the future. Fun, fact-filled text, activities and appealing design make this book a great read to dip into again and again.