Kniha Gunpowder Jack Kelly

Gunpowder

The History of the Explosive That Changed the World

Autor: Jack Kelly
Jazyk: Angličtina
Väzba: Brožovaná
Vydavateľ: ATBO
Dostupnosť: Čaká sa dotlač
Termín neznámy
9.41
Invented by Chinese alchemists to frighten evil spirits, the simple mixture of saltpetre, sulphur an...

Informácie o knihe

Autor
Jazyk
Angličtina
Väzba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydalo
2005
Stránok
272
EAN
9781843541912
Enbook ID
04854748
Vydavateľ
Hmotnosť
260
Rozmery
131 x 198 x 21

Kompletný popis

Invented by Chinese alchemists to frighten evil spirits, the simple mixture of saltpetre, sulphur and charcoal went on to make the modern world possible. As word of its explosive properties spread from Asia to Europe, from pyrotechnics to battleships, it paved the way for Western exploration, hastened the end of feudalism and the rise of the nation state, and greased the wheels of the Industrial Revolution. Jack Kelly ranges over cultures, technological innovations and the contributions of Michelangelo, Cortes and Guy Fawkes, among others, to present the gripping account of a substance that Francis Bacon declared to 'have changed the whole face and state of things throughout the world'.

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