From the first V-8 engine to NASA's giant crawler at Cape Canaveral, this work presents a celebration of the inventors and inventions that transformed the world during the age of technology. It acquaints young readers with the story and the mechanics behind each device.

From the first V-8 engine to NASA's giant crawler at Cape Canaveral, Scientific American presents a celebration of the inventors and inventions that transformed the world during the age of technology. Great Inventions of the 20th Century acquaints young readers with the story and the mechanics behind each device.