William Gurstelle begins his remarkable journey through history with this volume, Early Makers. Each chapter examines a remarkable individual or group of people from the past whose insights and inventions helped create the world we live in. What sets this series apart from other history books - including other histories of technology - is that each chapter also includes step-by-step instructions for making your own version of the historical invention. History comes to life in a way you have never experienced before when you follow the inventors' steps and recreate the groundbreaking devices of the past with your own hands.

In this volume you will discover:

• The Cave Dwellers of Lascaux and the Oil Lamp


• Pythagoras and the Tantalus Cup


• Heron and the Gin Pole


• Egypt's Bag Press


• Otto von Guerke and the Magdeburg Hemispheres


• Levi ben Gershon and the Jacob's Staff


• Juliana Berners and the Fishing Lure


• Archimedes and the Water Screw


• China's Differential Windlass

Be sure to also check out ReMaking History, Volume 2: Industrial Revolutionaries and ReMaking History Volume 3:Makers of the Modern World.