{"product_id":"100-symbols-that-changed-the-world-hardcover","title":"100 Symbols That Changed the World - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eColin Salter\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cem\u003e100 Symbols That Changed The World \u003c\/em\u003elooks at the genesis and adoption of the world's most recognizable symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUniversal symbols have been used as a form of communication from the Bronze Age, when the dynasties of ancient Egypt began the evolution of the thousand characters used in Egyptian hieroglyphics. In pre-Columbian America the Mayan civilization set out on a similar course, using pictures as a narrative text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith the adoption of written languages, symbols have come to represent an illustrated shorthand. The dollar sign in America evolved from colonists' trade with the Spanish, and the widespread acceptance of Spanish currency in deals. Merchants' clerks would shorten the repeated entry of \"pesos\" in their accounts ledgers, which needed to be written with a 'p' and an 's'. A single letter 's' with the vertical stroke of the 'p' was much quicker. Historically correct dollar signs have a single stroke through the 'S'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSymbols are also used to impart quick, recognizable safety advice. The radio activity symbol was designed in Berkley in 1946 to warn of the dangers of radioactive substances - and following the widespread use of gas masks in WWII, the trefoil symbol echoed the shape of the mask.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThere are many symbols of affiliation, not only to religious groups, but support of political causes or even brand loyalty. Symbols are used for identification, military markings and recognition of compatibility. They allow users to convey a large amount of information in a short space, such as the iconography of maps or an electrical circuit diagram. Symbols are an essential part of the architecture of mathematics.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd in the case of the 1964 Tokyo Olympics - the first Games to be held in an Asian country - symbols allowed the organizers to create event signage that wouldn't be lost in translation. The set of Olympic sports pictograms for the Games was a novel solution, and one that was added to in Mexico and Munich.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOrganized chronologically, \u003cem\u003e100 Symbols That Changed The World\u003c\/em\u003e looks at the genesis and adoption of the world's most recognizable symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eColin Salter has a great skill in reducing complex histories to their key elements. He is the author of \u003cem\u003e100 Books That Changed the World, 100 Childrens Books That Inspire Our World, 100 Speeches That Roused the World, 100 Letters That Changed the World, 100 Posters That Changed the World\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003e100 Science Discoveries That Changed the World\u003c\/em\u003e, with co-editions in five languages.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.98 x 9.28 x 7.61 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 22, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765734834464,"sku":"9781911216384","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3447be126dda5ea41b9ff30d543892b1.webp?v=1780278329","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/100-symbols-that-changed-the-world-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}