Robertson's Book of Firsts: Who Did What for the First Time

by Patrick Robertson

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Patrick Robertson's compendium of inventions, breakthroughs, and other "first" events is a stunning achievement of over fifty years of research, collecting, and writing. Robertson writes with charm and fluency on a massive range of topics-the first computer, the first department store, the first black head of state (it's not who you think), and a seemingly limitless array of others. The United States, in particular, has been a cradle of innovation-44...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:159691579X

ISBN13:9781596915794

Release Date:November 2011

Publisher:Bloomsbury USA

Length:576 Pages

Weight:2.55 lbs.

Dimensions:1.3" x 7.7" x 9.7"

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