Imagination and a pile of junk : a droll history of inventors and inventions /
A celebration of the extraordinary people who created the modern world, spiced with anecdotes and wit. Trevor Norton weaves an entertaining history with a seductive mix of eureka moments, disasters and dirty tricks. Although inventors were often scientists or engineers, many were not: Samuel Morse (...
| Main Author: | Norton, Trevor (Author) |
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Coronet,
2014.
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