Published in association with the Science Museum, London, this beautifully illustrated volume gives unprecedented insight into the minds and lives of those who shaped the way we live today. With 28 entries ranging from Johannes Gutenberg's printing press, Thomas Edison's light bulb, and Alan Turing's computer to the Lumire brothers' moving pictures, Karl Benz's motorcar, and Wernher von Braun's rocket design, it captures the most important moments in the history of technology.