A look at key inventions that have shaped the way we live. It investigates inventions in the area of everyday life, and follows the development and progression of items within this area. It also discusses life before the inventions, their impact, key players, and their mistakes and successes. There are biography boxes of key people, "bad" inventions boxes for particularly disastrous inventions that didn't work, key date charts and "how it works" diagrams.A look at key inventions that have shaped the way we live. It investigates inventions in the area of everyday life, and follows the development and progression of items within this area. It also discusses life before the inventions, their impact, key players, and their mistakes and successes. There are biography boxes of key people, "bad" inventions boxes for particularly disastrous inventions that didn't work, key date charts and "how it works" diagrams.