Who ate the first oyster? the extraordinary people behind the greatest firsts in history
"Who wore the first pants? Who painted the first masterpiece? Who first rode the horse? This madcap adventure across ancient history uses everything from modern genetics to archaeology to uncover the geniuses behind these and other world-changing innovations. Who invented the wheel? Who told the fir...
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[New York, New York] :
Penguin Books,
[2020]
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Table of Contents:
- Who invented inventions?
- Who discovered fire?
- Who ate the first oyster?
- Who invented clothing?
- Who shot the first arrow?
- Who painted the world's first masterpiece?
- Who first discovered the Americas?
- Who drank the first beer?
- Who performed the first surgery?
- Who first rode the horse?
- Who was the murderer in the first murder mystery?
- Who invented the wheel?
- Who discovered soap?
- Who was the first person whose name we know?
- Who caught the first case of smallpox?
- Who told the first joke we know?
- Who discovered Hawaii?
