The team behind the bestselling Atlas Obscura presents a kids’ illustrated STEM-oriented
exploration of the world’s most interesting technologies inventions and scientific
discoveries. Following up on the New York Times bestselling Atlas Obscura Explorer' s
Guide for the World' s Most Adventurous Kid with more than 200 000 copies in print here
is a globe-spanning history of invention like no other. This illustrated and STEM-oriented
exploration of the planet’s 50 most interesting inventions and scientific discoveries sends
middle-grade readers on an unforgettable trip around the planet and across time. Each
spread focuses on a world-changing technology and how it led to or influenced the tech or
discovery on the next page. Starting with the very first invention fire readers will spelunk
the Wonderwerk Cave in South Africa for evidence of humankind’s earliest control of flames
then learn how fire is necessary to create another essential tech: glass including the
modern-day glass bridge in Zhangjiajie China that offers a crystal-clear (and terrifying!)
view of the chasm 1 300 feet below. As you gaze at comets through telescopes create
unbreakable codes zap space garbage with lasers and break supersonic records in the world’s
fastest car gorgeously illustrated scenes will transport readers across continents and
centuries into a world of wonder and discovery.
