Bibliograph

Genius communication inventions, from Morse code to the internet, by Matt Turner ; illustrated by Sarah Conner

Type

Label

Genius communication inventions, from Morse code to the internet, by Matt Turner ; illustrated by Sarah Conner

Language

eng

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8-12

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4 to 6

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Genius communication inventions

Oclc number

966989360

Responsibility statement

by Matt Turner ; illustrated by Sarah Conner

Series statement

Incredible inventions

Sub title

from Morse code to the internet

Summary

"From codes and signals to social media, communication inventions advance the ways we interact with one another. Humorous text follows these inventions throughout history, showing how one invention often led to another--or how some inventions didn't turn out so well."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Language -- Writing it down -- Printing -- Sending out signals -- Telephone -- Radio -- Code -- TV and video -- Computers -- The internet -- You know? -- Preposterous predictions

Target audience

juvenile

Classification

Contributor