The Inventor's Workshop: How People and Machines Transformed Each Other

Across ten inventions—from the compass and bicycle to the computer and television—the book connects how devices developed with the people behind them. Its examples include Ada Lovelace’s code in relation to Charles Babbage’s computer work and Lewis Latimer’s contribution to the technology behind Edison’s light bulb. Mini-biographies and inventor profiles broaden the focus beyond a handful of familiar names, while timelines trace how earlier creations shaped later ones. Cross-sections offer a closer look at the inventions themselves, giving the book several ways to explore the links between people, machines, and technological change.