Inventions that shaped the world

Discusses how the invention of an airplane changed the world. Includes information on the Wright brothers, the Greek myth of Icarus, and the making of the "Flyer." Also provides information on the main parts of an airplane, and how a gasoline engine works. Discusses modern uses of an airplane such as cropdusting, and "air tractors.".

Describes the evolution of photography and the camera including information on early eighteenth-century inventor Joseph Niepce, daguerreotypes, Mathew Brady, the Brownie camera, and digital photography.