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İlklerin Kitabı
A'DAN Z'YE KADAR HER ŞEYİN ÇIKIŞ NOKTASINI KEŞFEDİN
Giydiğimiz giysilerin, yediğimiz gıdaların, tanıdığımız insanların, konuştuğumuz dillerin ve kullandığımız her şeyin ilginç çıkış noktalarını keşfedin.
Bu kitap tarih boyunca olan her şeyin ilk kez nasıl ve ne zaman meydana geldiğinin izini sürüyor. İlk elektromanyetik telgraftan Mors alfabesinin keşfine, denizin altına ilk telgraf kablosu döşenmesinden ilk gökdelenin yapılmasına kadar tarih içinde önemli pek çok olgunun çıkış noktaları anlatılıyor.
En basit icattan (kurşunkalem) en ölümcül olanına (atom bombası) kadar pek çok şeyin ilk kez olarak hangi koşularda yapıldığını bu kitap aracılığıyla öğreneceksiniz.
Eğer gizli kalmış sırları açığa vuran kitaplarla ilgileniyorsanız, bu tam size göre bir kitap!
İlk e-mail, ilk gazete, ilk televizyon, ilk radyo, ilk borsa, ilk banka, ilk çek, ilk gözlük, konuşulan ilk dil, ilk yemek pişirme, ilk uçak, ilk asansör, İlk tank, ilk atom bombası, ilk futbol maçı, ilk seks-pornografi, ilk viagra ve aklınıza gelebilecek her şeyin ilk çıkış noktası bu kitapta...
Acaba ilk bilgisayar ne zaman kullanıldı?
İlk cep telefonu kim tarafından ve hangi marka adı altında kullanılmıştır?
İlk alfabe ne zaman ve nerede kullanılmıştır?
İlk gökdelen ne zaman yapılmıştır?
Ya da Amerika’yı aslında ilk kim keşfetti?
İlk paraşüt kim tarafından keşfedilmiştir?
İlk güneş sistemi rasathanesini bir taş devri adamının inşa ettiğini biliyor musunuz?
En eski olimpiyat şampiyonu kimdi?
Radyoyu icat eden kişinin Marconi olmadığını söylersek, şaşırır mısınız?
İlk fotoğraf makinesi ne zaman kullanılmıştır?
İlk ölüm cezası ne zaman ve nerede uygulanmıştır?
Giydiğimiz giysilerin, yediğimiz gıdaların, tanıdığımız insanların, konuştuğumuz dillerin ve kullandığımız her şeyin ilginç çıkış noktalarını keşfedin.
Bu kitap tarih boyunca olan her şeyin ilk kez nasıl ve ne zaman meydana geldiğinin izini sürüyor. İlk elektromanyetik telgraftan Mors alfabesinin keşfine, denizin altına ilk telgraf kablosu döşenmesinden ilk gökdelenin yapılmasına kadar tarih içinde önemli pek çok olgunun çıkış noktaları anlatılıyor.
En basit icattan (kurşunkalem) en ölümcül olanına (atom bombası) kadar pek çok şeyin ilk kez olarak hangi koşularda yapıldığını bu kitap aracılığıyla öğreneceksiniz.
Eğer gizli kalmış sırları açığa vuran kitaplarla ilgileniyorsanız, bu tam size göre bir kitap!
İlk e-mail, ilk gazete, ilk televizyon, ilk radyo, ilk borsa, ilk banka, ilk çek, ilk gözlük, konuşulan ilk dil, ilk yemek pişirme, ilk uçak, ilk asansör, İlk tank, ilk atom bombası, ilk futbol maçı, ilk seks-pornografi, ilk viagra ve aklınıza gelebilecek her şeyin ilk çıkış noktası bu kitapta...
Acaba ilk bilgisayar ne zaman kullanıldı?
İlk cep telefonu kim tarafından ve hangi marka adı altında kullanılmıştır?
İlk alfabe ne zaman ve nerede kullanılmıştır?
İlk gökdelen ne zaman yapılmıştır?
Ya da Amerika’yı aslında ilk kim keşfetti?
İlk paraşüt kim tarafından keşfedilmiştir?
İlk güneş sistemi rasathanesini bir taş devri adamının inşa ettiğini biliyor musunuz?
En eski olimpiyat şampiyonu kimdi?
Radyoyu icat eden kişinin Marconi olmadığını söylersek, şaşırır mısınız?
İlk fotoğraf makinesi ne zaman kullanılmıştır?
İlk ölüm cezası ne zaman ve nerede uygulanmıştır?
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First published January 1, 2006
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September 12, 2007
Good quick, insiteful read. Feel smarter in only minutes a day!
March 15, 2012
As always since I was able to read, I always enjoyed a book of facts. Oh how nerdy.
May 9, 2022
This was so dry. I’m glad I’m finally done, though (10 months later)
December 8, 2008
"Eh, tau ga sih looo...."
Kayaknya kalimat itu selalu jadi pembuka klasik kalau kita mau nyebarin fakta seputar hal-hal yang faktual tapi luput dari pengetahuan orang. Dan, orang yang mendengar dari kita akan menyebutkan kalimat pembuka yang sama waktu mereka ngasih tau ke orang lain.
Seperti, dari mana gigi palsu berasal... dan konon asal muasal gigi palsu awalnya adalah dari jenazah orang. Hiii.... tapi itu dulu...
Dan bahwa kopi itu ternyata adalah penemuan ga sengaja, karena seorang penggembala agak-agak bingung ngeliat binatangnya kok jadi sangat lincah setelah makan tanaman (yang di kemudian hari diketahui bahwa itu adalah tanaman kopi)...
Begitu juga dengan teh... yang cuma gara-gara beberapa helai daunnya nyemplung ke cangkir teh raja Cina..
Dan bahwa fortune cookies itu ternyata TIDAK berasal dari Cina.. hayooooo....
But who'd really knew?
Dari hal-hal yang simpel dan sederhana, lahirlah penemuan yang luar biasa. Dari orang yang namanya .. halah.. ga asyik banget, berubahlah menjadi yang lebih keren dan abis itu dia ngetop jadi selebriti dan dikenal orang banyak.
Siapa yang pernah denger nama Ramon Estevez? Kalau Emilio Estevez? Pasti tau dong.. Tapi kalau tersebutlah nama Martin Sheen? Oh, itu sih bapaknya Emilio, bukan? Nah, kalau dibilang ternyata Ramon Estevez itu ternyata nama aslinya Martin Sheen? OOOOOHHH........
Huruf O bulet gede di mulut ini nih, yang bakal kita bikin kalau baca buku Book of Origins ini. Kalau suka ama trivia, atau penasaran ama asal-muasal segala hal, beli buku ini. Seru. Emang sih, ada beberapa entry yang masih kurang. Atau, pas kelar baca, masih penasaran. Ada lagi ga seeehhh... >> ini mah gueeee!!!
Kayaknya kalimat itu selalu jadi pembuka klasik kalau kita mau nyebarin fakta seputar hal-hal yang faktual tapi luput dari pengetahuan orang. Dan, orang yang mendengar dari kita akan menyebutkan kalimat pembuka yang sama waktu mereka ngasih tau ke orang lain.
Seperti, dari mana gigi palsu berasal... dan konon asal muasal gigi palsu awalnya adalah dari jenazah orang. Hiii.... tapi itu dulu...
Dan bahwa kopi itu ternyata adalah penemuan ga sengaja, karena seorang penggembala agak-agak bingung ngeliat binatangnya kok jadi sangat lincah setelah makan tanaman (yang di kemudian hari diketahui bahwa itu adalah tanaman kopi)...
Begitu juga dengan teh... yang cuma gara-gara beberapa helai daunnya nyemplung ke cangkir teh raja Cina..
Dan bahwa fortune cookies itu ternyata TIDAK berasal dari Cina.. hayooooo....
But who'd really knew?
Dari hal-hal yang simpel dan sederhana, lahirlah penemuan yang luar biasa. Dari orang yang namanya .. halah.. ga asyik banget, berubahlah menjadi yang lebih keren dan abis itu dia ngetop jadi selebriti dan dikenal orang banyak.
Siapa yang pernah denger nama Ramon Estevez? Kalau Emilio Estevez? Pasti tau dong.. Tapi kalau tersebutlah nama Martin Sheen? Oh, itu sih bapaknya Emilio, bukan? Nah, kalau dibilang ternyata Ramon Estevez itu ternyata nama aslinya Martin Sheen? OOOOOHHH........
Huruf O bulet gede di mulut ini nih, yang bakal kita bikin kalau baca buku Book of Origins ini. Kalau suka ama trivia, atau penasaran ama asal-muasal segala hal, beli buku ini. Seru. Emang sih, ada beberapa entry yang masih kurang. Atau, pas kelar baca, masih penasaran. Ada lagi ga seeehhh... >> ini mah gueeee!!!
January 27, 2013
This is a great read on the origins of things, ideas and events that we take for granted each and every day.
July 26, 2018
Too many things I do not need to know but it’s a good book for everyone.
August 10, 2019
This is a nice sound-byte, bonbon sort of volume on everything under the sun that the author thought relevant arranged alphabetically from Art to Zoos. Herein one discovers that "The consumer is not a moron, she's your wife" (quoting David Ogilvy on page 176), or that Margaret Thatcher was a research chemist who developed soft ice cream, or that Dustin Hoffman was a janitor and an attendant in a mental hospital before he was an actor.
There are subsections under each main head. For example, under the chapter heading "Health" we find "History of Medicine," "Diseases and Cures," "Ears," "Eyes," "Heart," etc. Under "Space" there's "Early Astronomy," "Rocket Science," "Conspiracies and Myths" in which we learn that in a 1995 Time Magazine poll "6 percent of Americans do not believe men ever went to the moon."
There's even a chapter on "Questionable Origins" in which it is averred that John Dunlap did not invent the pneumatic tire nor did Edison invent the electric light bulb. Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) did. Notice the dates after the Davy's name. Homer give dates for all the people named throughout the book, which is a nice old-fashioned touch that I like. I like to stop and think about how long each person lived and get a kind of rough running average, and maybe compare longevity by profession or field of work. Philosophers for example, live a long time, I've discovered, compared to athletes.
Now for a bit of criticism. By the way, Homer and his editors anticipate in the epilogue that there will be "corrections and fresh information" from readers and invite them to email the author on his Website or to write the publisher, Plume Books. You might have some corrections of your own.
Under the subhead "Poetry and Literature" there's no mention of literature from the subcontinent of India although many other kinds of literature, Arabian, Korean, Irish, etc. are mentioned.
It is claimed on page 132 that smallpox has been eradicated. Would that it were true! Homer should have mentioned that both the US and Russia have supplies of the virus in cold storage as a kind of remnant of the Cold War. Both sides say they keep the virus for research in case the other side develops a smallpox bio-weapon.
It is claimed on page 133 that Louis Pasteur (1822-95) eliminated the microbe that causes pebrine, a disease of the silkworm. Google "pebrine" and you can see that the microbe is alive and well. Perhaps Homer meant by "eliminating" something more local.
I think Homer gives undue credit to the "rigid stances" taken by Margaret Thatcher (b. 1935) and Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) for the breakup of the Soviet Union. This is one of my pet peeves. Communism in Russia fell because it could not compete economically with the Western countries; and the attrition that brought it down (the Cold War) began after World War II and was a continuing policy of the US and Britain. Thatcher and Reagan were merely belated and small parts of the great struggle.
Some interesting facts from the book:
Prior to the Middle Ages it was "generally thought that the eyes sent out invisible rays to detect objects." An Arab mathematician named Alhazen (965-1039) showed that "people see things because rays of light pass from an object to the eye."
Viagra induces "strong sexual arousal in male subjects." (p. 144) I thought that Viagra merely allowed the male to perform! If what Homer writes is true, this would explain the many, many commercials on TV for the drug. Perhaps even young men are using it! Perhaps their wives or sweethearts are buying it. Never mind.
A Spaniard named Rodrigo de Jerez who was with Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) when he sailed to America "is thought to be the first non-American smoker. When he returned to Spain, he was imprisoned for seven years by the Inquisition having been accused of frightening people with the smoke billowing from his mouth and nose. By the time of his release, smoking was widespread in Spain." (pp. 157-58)
In general I learned that many "firsts" are earlier than commonly thought, and that furthermore those dates may be extended backward as new information comes to light.
Bottom line: a pleasant and easy read, just the thing for trivia buffs.
--Dennis Littrell, author of “The World Is Not as We Think It Is”
There are subsections under each main head. For example, under the chapter heading "Health" we find "History of Medicine," "Diseases and Cures," "Ears," "Eyes," "Heart," etc. Under "Space" there's "Early Astronomy," "Rocket Science," "Conspiracies and Myths" in which we learn that in a 1995 Time Magazine poll "6 percent of Americans do not believe men ever went to the moon."
There's even a chapter on "Questionable Origins" in which it is averred that John Dunlap did not invent the pneumatic tire nor did Edison invent the electric light bulb. Sir Humphry Davy (1778-1829) did. Notice the dates after the Davy's name. Homer give dates for all the people named throughout the book, which is a nice old-fashioned touch that I like. I like to stop and think about how long each person lived and get a kind of rough running average, and maybe compare longevity by profession or field of work. Philosophers for example, live a long time, I've discovered, compared to athletes.
Now for a bit of criticism. By the way, Homer and his editors anticipate in the epilogue that there will be "corrections and fresh information" from readers and invite them to email the author on his Website or to write the publisher, Plume Books. You might have some corrections of your own.
Under the subhead "Poetry and Literature" there's no mention of literature from the subcontinent of India although many other kinds of literature, Arabian, Korean, Irish, etc. are mentioned.
It is claimed on page 132 that smallpox has been eradicated. Would that it were true! Homer should have mentioned that both the US and Russia have supplies of the virus in cold storage as a kind of remnant of the Cold War. Both sides say they keep the virus for research in case the other side develops a smallpox bio-weapon.
It is claimed on page 133 that Louis Pasteur (1822-95) eliminated the microbe that causes pebrine, a disease of the silkworm. Google "pebrine" and you can see that the microbe is alive and well. Perhaps Homer meant by "eliminating" something more local.
I think Homer gives undue credit to the "rigid stances" taken by Margaret Thatcher (b. 1935) and Ronald Reagan (1911-2004) for the breakup of the Soviet Union. This is one of my pet peeves. Communism in Russia fell because it could not compete economically with the Western countries; and the attrition that brought it down (the Cold War) began after World War II and was a continuing policy of the US and Britain. Thatcher and Reagan were merely belated and small parts of the great struggle.
Some interesting facts from the book:
Prior to the Middle Ages it was "generally thought that the eyes sent out invisible rays to detect objects." An Arab mathematician named Alhazen (965-1039) showed that "people see things because rays of light pass from an object to the eye."
Viagra induces "strong sexual arousal in male subjects." (p. 144) I thought that Viagra merely allowed the male to perform! If what Homer writes is true, this would explain the many, many commercials on TV for the drug. Perhaps even young men are using it! Perhaps their wives or sweethearts are buying it. Never mind.
A Spaniard named Rodrigo de Jerez who was with Christopher Columbus (1451-1506) when he sailed to America "is thought to be the first non-American smoker. When he returned to Spain, he was imprisoned for seven years by the Inquisition having been accused of frightening people with the smoke billowing from his mouth and nose. By the time of his release, smoking was widespread in Spain." (pp. 157-58)
In general I learned that many "firsts" are earlier than commonly thought, and that furthermore those dates may be extended backward as new information comes to light.
Bottom line: a pleasant and easy read, just the thing for trivia buffs.
--Dennis Littrell, author of “The World Is Not as We Think It Is”
October 22, 2019
Oh! Loved this! Some interesting new stuff i had no clue about, it made me go Google for more info. This needs to be in everyone's personal library.
March 1, 2020
Çok iyi İstanbul , Anadolu sık geçiyor.
August 9, 2025
one year to finish this book!
July 28, 2009
buku ini menyebut google sebagai dewanya dan encyclopaedia britannica sebagai kitabsucinya. lebih jauh juga menyatakan the british library sebagai rumah keduanya di dua tahun proses penulisan buku ini...
hasilnya adalah sebuah buku referensi lagi.
sebuah buku mengenai "asal-muasal segala hal", asal-usul dari benda-benda dan gagasan di sekitar kita. ini tidak sekadar menyodorkan daftar penemu kopi adalah.... penemu mesin jet adalah... namun yang lebih menjadi perhatian adalah merevisi kesalahkaprahan yang beredar mengenai penemu dan penemuan barang-barang itu.
jadilah ini semacam buku referensi yang diturunkan juga dari referensi-referensi. saya bayangkan, ini mirip buku pintar yang dijual murah di terminal dan bus antar kota di jawa.
tidak terlalu istimewa, bahkan anak saya saja bosan melihat penampilan buku yang miskin gambar ini. kalah oleh sesumber serupa yang disediakan oleh DVD encarta atau encyclopaedia lainnya.
mungkin ini paling cocok ya untuk kedua anak penulis, kepada siapa buku ini diperuntukkan.
hasilnya adalah sebuah buku referensi lagi.
sebuah buku mengenai "asal-muasal segala hal", asal-usul dari benda-benda dan gagasan di sekitar kita. ini tidak sekadar menyodorkan daftar penemu kopi adalah.... penemu mesin jet adalah... namun yang lebih menjadi perhatian adalah merevisi kesalahkaprahan yang beredar mengenai penemu dan penemuan barang-barang itu.
jadilah ini semacam buku referensi yang diturunkan juga dari referensi-referensi. saya bayangkan, ini mirip buku pintar yang dijual murah di terminal dan bus antar kota di jawa.
tidak terlalu istimewa, bahkan anak saya saja bosan melihat penampilan buku yang miskin gambar ini. kalah oleh sesumber serupa yang disediakan oleh DVD encarta atau encyclopaedia lainnya.
mungkin ini paling cocok ya untuk kedua anak penulis, kepada siapa buku ini diperuntukkan.
November 25, 2011
1247th - 2011
Baru dapat di obralan Ufuk di IBF 2011.
Tidak ada di database Gudrids, kucari di website penerbit dan kuinput sambil baca-baca isinya. Tapi... loh, kok, kayaknya sudah pernah baca deh.
Pas dibuka di halaman copyright, ada tulisan begini: Pernah terbit dengan judul: Bagaimana Awalnya Viagra Ditemukan? dan Mengapa Mumi Memakai Gigi Palsu.
Judul buku tersebut ternyata ada di database perpustakaan pribadiku.
Huh! ini mah jadi punya dua buku yang sama, tapi sampul dan judulnya beda. Sungguh ter-la-lu! Untung yang ini belinya obralan...
Baru dapat di obralan Ufuk di IBF 2011.
Tidak ada di database Gudrids, kucari di website penerbit dan kuinput sambil baca-baca isinya. Tapi... loh, kok, kayaknya sudah pernah baca deh.
Pas dibuka di halaman copyright, ada tulisan begini: Pernah terbit dengan judul: Bagaimana Awalnya Viagra Ditemukan? dan Mengapa Mumi Memakai Gigi Palsu.
Judul buku tersebut ternyata ada di database perpustakaan pribadiku.
Huh! ini mah jadi punya dua buku yang sama, tapi sampul dan judulnya beda. Sungguh ter-la-lu! Untung yang ini belinya obralan...
November 7, 2009
Something to lay beside the toilet when you haven't eaten vegetables in a few days. Actually, I found this book of facts and anecdotes pretty informative and entertaining, if not a bit bogged down by its own mundane subject matter. The author would do well to develop a personality.
February 25, 2015
The Book of Origins covers topics ranging from Art to Zoo, listing the origins of many things I'd always taken for granted or just never stopped to wonder about. It's too dry to read cover to cover but ok in bits here and there.
June 24, 2007
Great loads of information, but I keep on thinking of items I want to know more about and can not find it in the book.
October 24, 2008
Almost complete book on origins
December 9, 2010
Buku super unik yang menceritakan asal muasal banyak barang.
Seru untuk dibaca disaat senggang, sekaligus menambah pengetahuan.
Seru untuk dibaca disaat senggang, sekaligus menambah pengetahuan.
May 29, 2011
The collection next to the toilet is growing . . .
September 1, 2012
Very interesting
December 14, 2012
Not bad. Some parts are boring :)
July 28, 2013
These kinds of books are always fun to read with the family. This one had a bunch of interesting facts, although a bit repetitive in spots.
August 9, 2015
Not really into it, since it is more like a long list of innovations
I prefer list of innovations with stories such as Gavin Weightman's style in his book "The Industrial Revolutionaries"
I prefer list of innovations with stories such as Gavin Weightman's style in his book "The Industrial Revolutionaries"
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