The greatest inventions of the past 2000 years /
edited by John Brockman.
- London : Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 2000.
- 192 pages.; 22 cm.
John Brockman challenged the array of scientists that he hosts on his website by asking: "What is the most important invention of the past two thousand years?". This book provides a showcase for more than a hundred of their responses, which are as varied as the participants themselves.