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3-D films 161 atoms 57, 139, 183, 225, 227, 235
3-D games 209 audion valves 150
3-D printing 74–75 axles 13
3-D televisions 165
B
A Babbage, Charles 170, 176, 177, 288
acetaminophen 232 bacteria 233, 234, 235, 237, 241, 242
adhesive tape 72 Baird, John Logie 162
Agricultural Revolution 10 Bakelite 63
balers, self-tie 47
agriculture 9, 10–11, 44–47
INDEX AIBO 78 ballbarrows 202
ballpoint pens 166
airbags 93
Airblade 203
air-conditioning 196, 197 banknotes, plastic 69
barbed wire 47
aircraft 114–123 barcodes 67
rocket-powered 271 batteries 187, 190–191 cancer 227
aircraft carriers 114–115 Bauhaus Building 49 cannons 29
airlocks 112 Bell, Alexander Graham 142, 145 can openers 194
airships 122 bells, bicycle 84 caravels 104
air taxis, electric 123 Bermuda rig 105 carbolic acid 236, 237
Alexanderson Alternator 150 Berners-Lee, Tim 174, 288 carbon fiber 85
Allen wrenches 43 bicycles 84–87, 119 Carothers, Wallace 63, 219
alphabets 35 Bigelow Expandable Activity Module carracks 19
alternating current 60, 61, 187 (BEAM) 277 carriages 15
amalgam fillings 247 billboards, electronic 168–169 cars 54–55, 92–97
Amazon 70–71 Bitcoin 67 Car Tower 98–99
ammonia 45 bitumen 102 headlights 182
analog 117, 163 block printing 35 carts 13, 14, 37, 94, 126, 200
Analytical Engine 176, 177 blood-glucose meters 229 cash dispensers 67
Anderson, Mary 288 blood transfusions 238, 239 cash registers 66
anesthetics 230–231 Bluetooth 145, 207 Cassini probe 285, 287
anodes 191 BMX bikes 86 cathode ray tube (CRT) 162, 224
anthrax 244, 245 board games 208, 209 cathodes 191
antibiotics 233, 241 boats 108–109 CAT scanners 225
antiseptics 236, 237 see also ships cat’s eyes 102
Apollo spacecraft 269, 273, 275, 280, 283 body parts, artificial 248–249 cell phones 143, 144, 145, 282
apps 146 bottle-making machinery 53 celluloid 62
archaeology, satellite 282 bottles, plastic 63 chariots 14, 15
Archimedes 20–21, 106 braces, dental 247 checkouts, self-service 67
Archimedes screw 20 Braille 167 chess, computer 209
arc lamps 180 bras 218 chiaroscuro 33
arc welding 41 breakfast cereals 199 chips 147
Ariane rockets 260, 280, 281 broadcasting 162 chloroform 231
arithmometer 66 Bronze Age 9 chocolate bars 198
armillary spheres 36 Brunel, Isambard Kingdom 41, 106, 108, 288 cholesterol 233
arquebuses 30 bubble gum 199 cinema 160–161
artemisinin 233 bubble wrap 73 circular saws 40
artificial intelligence (AI) 76, 77, 285 buckles 220 clocks 138–141
aspirin 232 Buddhism 13 clothing 218–221
assembly lines 96 bullet trains 129 CNC milling machines 43
asteroids 286 buses 100–101 coaches 100–101
astrolabes 17 buttons 220, 221 Cochran, Josephine 192
astronauts 78, 269, 272–279 cockpits, glass 117
astronomy 36, 37, 252–279 C coffee machines 194
astrophotography 252 calculating machines 66 Colossus 170–171
Atacama Large Millimeter Array calculators 73 color photography 157
(ALMA) 256–57 camera obscuras 156 color televisions 163, 164
atomic clocks 139, 265 cameras 156–159 combine harvesters 47

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