That Was Genius

<DIV><P><B><I>The Book of Lost Knowledge</I> </B>shines a spotlight on the unbelievable inventions and innovations of ancient peoples from across the world, and will <B>change how you think about history and science</B>.<br><br>This technological treasury of hidden histories uncovers gadgets and gizmos from the ancient and recent past, creating a richly detailed gift-book perfect for budding historians looking for a fresh take on the non-fiction they know and love.<br><br>See inside <B>steam-powered robots from the Roman Empire</B>, learn the <B>secrets of medieval alchemy</B>, and marvel at an <B>earthquake detector from ancient China</B>. Forget your dusty history books – this is a book of marvels that are stranger than fiction. Each entry is linked to a real, up-to-the-minute STEM topic to show just how much we can learn from the ancient world. Discover what the Rosetta Stone has in common with A.I. and what a shipwrecked artefact from ancient Greece can tell us about modern-day computers.<br><br>Spanning five continents and thousands of years, <I>The Book of Lost Knowledge </I>covers:<br>- <B>Incredible innovations</B> from the ancient world, including razor-sharp obsidian tools, a mystical Viking compass, and Aboriginal Australian songlines.<br>- <B>Enormous libraries</B> that once housed knowledge now lost to time, such as those of Alexandria and Baghdad.<br>- <B>Spotlight inventors</B> whose wildest dreams went unrealized – ranging from the original Renaissance Man, Leonardo da Vinci, to computing pioneer Ada Lovelace.<br><br>Did-you-know historical narratives meet in-depth detail on the science behind each invention, with text written by <B>science communicator and children's non-fiction author Emily Dodd</B>. The technologies, inventors and artefacts are reimagined in <B>Christian Gralingen's puzzlebox illustrations</B>, which open up these machines and invite readers of all ages to solve the mysteries of the distant past.</P></DIV>