Press Ivy: 30-Second Great Inventions [2018] hardback Condition:New readers learn about the evolution

readers learn about the evolution of life from a primordial soup of organic molecules to complex plants and animals

from the widespread but unusual Orange Ladybird to the rare - and aptly named - Scarce 7-spot Ladybird

to Candle Lane

born and raised in Scotland

Each artist's image is accompanied by technical information

Press Ivy: 30-Second Great Inventions [2018] hardback Condition:New readers learn about the evolutionUniversal change is often the result of an individual's lightbulb moment an invention that triggers a ripple effect across countries, continents, or even out into space. Great Inventions in 30 Seconds looks at fifty of these groundbreaking innovations great ideas that really did change the world. It covers a wide range, from early days (the wheel) through materials (the invention of steel, for example, or plastic) to communications (the alphabet, the