A lively and highly readable account of the origins, invention and discovery of just about everything on the planet, the truly global coverage of The First of Everything ranges from the Big Bang to driverless cars.

This fascinating book takes in the full sweep of human development and ingenuity over twelve millennia.

This fascinating book takes in the full sweep of human development and ingenuity over twelve millenni; Africa, for example, gave us the first monarch, algebra and great religions emerged from the Middle East, democracy was born in Europe, and America made the first flying machines.

More than just a string of dry lists, the colourful text's intriguing insights and asides make it as enjoyable for the casual browser as the more serious researcher.

Product Information:

• ISBN: 9781789290622
• Author:  Stewart Ross
• Publisher: Michael O'Mara
• Format: Hardback
• Pages: 288
• Dimensions: 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.4 cm