From the earliest tools to the latest technology... Bursting with cool
machines, packed with movies and animations, and loaded with all kinds of
gizmos, this journey with author/illustrator David Macaulay explores the
fascinating world of history's greatest inventors and explains the workings of
more than 150 of their machines and inventions. Visit the Mammoth Storeroom
packed with postcards, stationary, sounds, and pictures; or travel with the
Great Woolly Mammoth as you uncover the most brilliant and significant
inventions from 7,000 BC to the present. Includes a virtual landscape full of
clickable items, a 3D terrain map with thousands of links to help you resolve
the most puzzling scientific questions - plus you can visit the Mammoth School
House to test yourself on all the new and interest knowledge you've just gained!
- 25 videos featuring David Macaulay
- More than 300 animations
- 24 Mammoth Movies
- 3D illustrated landscape
- More than 70,000 words of texts
- 1,000 illustrations
- More than 1,000 full-color screens and pop-ups
- Over one hour of narration and sound effects
- Interactive Science Test
- Learn 22 basic principles of science
- Fully searchable index
- Links to related concepts and principles
System Requirements
Windows
- Windows 7, Vista, XP
- 233 MHz or faster processor
- 64 MB RAM
- 8 MB free hard drive space
- 800x600 monitor, 16-bit color
- 16-bit sound card and speakers
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
- QuickTime 7
Macintosh
- Mac OS 10.4-10.6
- G3 300 MHz or faster or Intel processor
- 64 MB RAM
- 8 MB free hard drive space
- 800x600 monitor
- CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive
