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Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference

Hardback

Main Details

Title Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Helen Pilcher
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:320
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 135
Category/GenreHistory of science
Popular science
History of engineering and technology
Inventions and inventors
Mechanical engineering
ISBN/Barcode 9781787397873
ClassificationsDewey:609
Audience
General
Illustrations 50 b&w illus

Publishing Details
Publisher Welbeck Publishing Group
Imprint Welbeck
Publication Date 19 August 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Small inventions - modest yet essential, diminutive in size and humble in stature - are an essential component of every element of everyday life. Fifty little objects of fascination, each concealing an unexpected history of innovation, are explored in Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference. From the ever-present (teabags) to the barely visible (ball bearings) and from the absolutely necessary (toilet paper) to the never-knew-you-needed-it (Post-its), science writer and comedian Helen Pilcher will guide you through the wonderful world of tiny examples of ingenuity.

Author Biography

Helen Pilcher is a science writer, presenter and comedian. Her popular science books includeLife Changing - How Humans are Altering Life on Earth, which was shortlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Writing Prize for Global Conservation. Her debut,Bring Back the King: the New Science of De-extinction, was BBC Radio 2 Fact not Fiction book of the week. It was described by comedian Sara Pascoe as 'science at its funniest.' Helen lives in Warwickshire, UK.