Industry and manufacturing. 

 - Chicago :  World Book,  c2009 
 - 48 pages :  color illustrations ;  27 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Fire -- Manufactured glass -- Gears -- Pulleys and levers -- Concrete -- Coal -- Steam engine -- Electricity and magnetism -- Petroleum industry -- Steel -- Refrigeration -- Plastics -- Steam turbines -- Assembly line -- Adhesives -- Transistors -- Lasers -- Robotics -- Biotechnology -- Important dates in industry and manufacturing. 
<br/><br/> "An exploration of the transformative impact of inventions and discoveries in industry and manufacturing. Features include fact boxes, sidebars, biographies, timeline, glossary, list of recommended reading and Web sites, and index"--Provided by publisher. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780716603894 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>DISCOVERIES IN SCIENCE -- SOCIAL ASPECTS -- JUVENILE LITERATURE
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>Q 180.55 .I53 2009