Inventions & inventors books

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Canadian Inventions: Fantastic Feats & Quirky Contraptions

Canadian Inventions: Fantastic Feats & Quirky Contraptions...
Author: Lisa Wojna ISBN: 9781894864312 Format: Paperback	$20.67
One of Canada's best-kept secrets is the amazing list of inventions, both great and ridiculous, that were created... Read More >>

Jacquard's Web

Jacquard's Web
Author: James Essinger ISBN: 9780192805775 Format: Hardback	$59.95
In this tale James Essinger shows through a series of historical connections (spanning two centuries and never investigated... Read More >>

The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Research to Development at Menlo Park, January 1879-March 1881

The Papers of Thomas A. Edison: Research to Development...
Author: Thomas A. Edison (Thomas A. Edison Papers) , Paul B. Israel (Director and General Editor, Thomas A. Edison Papers) ISBN: 9780801831041 Format: Hardback	$226.00
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The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions

The Big Bento Box of Unuseless Japanese Inventions
Author: Kenji Kawakami , Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall ISBN: 9780393326765 Format: Paperback	$28.50
From the land of the rising sun, strangely practical and utterly eccentric inventions for a life of ease—and hilarity.... Read More >>

Pierre and Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium

Pierre and Marie Curie and the Discovery of Radium
Author: Kathleen A. Tracy ISBN: 9781584153108 Format: Hardback	$55.31
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Massive Change: A Manifesto for the Future of Global Design

Massive Change: A Manifesto for the Future of Global...
Author: Institute without Boundaries , Bruce Mau Design Inc ISBN: 9780714844015 Format: Hardback	$92.40
A primer on new inventions, technologies and events transforming our lives. Read More >>

The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World

The Seventy Great Inventions of the Ancient World
Author: Brian M. Fagan ISBN: 9780500051306 Format: Hardback	$75.00
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Ingenuity in a Can: The Ralph Stolle Story

Ingenuity in a Can: The Ralph Stolle Story
Author: Geoffrey Williams ISBN: 9781882203451 Format: Hardback	$52.80
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Penicillin Man

Penicillin Man
Author: Kevin Brown , Kevin Brown ISBN: 9780750931526 Format: Paperback	$55.00
Penicillin has affected the lives of everyone, and has exerted a hold on the imagination since its first use in... Read More >>

Ingenious Women

Ingenious Women
Author: Deborah Jaffe ISBN: 9780750930314 Format: Paperback	$26.99
A study of various inventions and discoveries made by women, beginning with the first patent application made in... Read More >>

Crafty Inventions - Age of New Ideas

Crafty Inventions - Age of New Ideas
Author: Mercury Books ISBN: 9781904668718 Format: Undefined	$23.76
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Juice: The Creative Fuel That Drives World-Class Inventors

Juice: The Creative Fuel That Drives World-Class Inventors...
Author: Evan I. Schwartz , Nathan Myhrvold ISBN: 9781591392880 Format: Hardback	$44.99
Juxtaposes the stories of inventors with a fresh breed of innovators, such as hypersonic sound inventor Woody Norris,... Read More >>

Watts' Perfect Engine: Steam and the Age of Invention

Watts' Perfect Engine: Steam and the Age of Invention...
Author: Ben Marsden ISBN: 9781840465464 Format: Paperback	$18.09
James Watt is synonymous with the steam engine: Promethean symbol of the Industrial Revolution. But what motivated... Read More >>

Our Own Devices: How Technology Remakes Humanity

Our Own Devices: How Technology Remakes Humanity
Author: Edward Tenner ISBN: 9780375707070 Format: Paperback	$42.11
This delightful and instructive history of invention shows why National Public Radio dubbed Tenner “the philosopher... Read More >>

Patents: 150 Ingenious Inventions

Patents: 150 Ingenious Inventions
Author: Ben Ikenson ISBN: 9781579123673 Format: Hardback	$52.67
Includes dozens of notable patents, from the airplane and brassiere to the Internet and the zipper. The purpose... Read More >>

Jet Pioneers

Jet Pioneers
Author: Tim Kershaw ISBN: 9780750932127 Format: Hardback	$44.99
In April 1941 Britain's first jet left the ground at a grass airfield 4 miles from Gloucester Cathedral. During... Read More >>

Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet

Frank Whittle: Invention of the Jet
Author: Andrew Nahum ISBN: 9781840465389 Format: Hardback	$25.85
The story of the jet engine tells of what pushing technology to its limits can achieve and of the human emotions... Read More >>

American Inventions: A History of Curious, Extraordinary, and Just Plain Useful Patents

American Inventions: A History of Curious, Extraordinary,...
Author: Stephen Van Dulken , Stephen Dulken ISBN: 9780814788134 Format: Hardback	$84.48
A very fun and entertaining look at over 150 U.S. inventions. Lots of illustrations! Author has successful track... Read More >>

Watt's Perfect Engine: Steam and the Age of Invention

Watt's Perfect Engine: Steam and the Age of Invention...
Author: Ben Marsden ISBN: 9780231131728 Format: Hardback	$47.95
As the inventor of the separate-condenser steam engine, James Watt has become synonymous with the spirit of invention.... Read More >>

The Goodyear Story: An Inventor's Obsession and the Struggle for a Rubber Monopoly

The Goodyear Story: An Inventor's Obsession and the...
Author: Richard Korman ISBN: 9781893554825 Format: Paperback	$44.75
A biography of an inventor, Charles Goodyear. It tells a story of scientific experimentation and legal struggle... Read More >>

Dancing Dads, Defective Peeps & Buckeye Misadventures

Dancing Dads, Defective Peeps & Buckeye Misadventures...
Author: Joe Blundo ISBN: 9781882203437 Format: Hardback	$34.19
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Edison and the Electric Chair

Edison and the Electric Chair
Author: Mark Essig ISBN: 9780750936439 Format: Hardback	$59.99
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Changing Governance of Research and Technology Policy: The European Research Area

Changing Governance of Research and Technology Policy:...
Author: Jakob Edler , Stefan Kuhlmann ISBN: 9781843765974 Format: Hardback	$313.50
Europe’s research and technology system is about to change with the introduction of a novel approach, labelled ‘European... Read More >>

Ingenious Women: from Tincture of Saffron to Flying Machines

Ingenious Women: from Tincture of Saffron to Flying...
Author: Deborah Jaffe ISBN: 9780750930307 Format: Hardback	$47.99
This illustrated work examines inventions and discoveries made by women, beginning with the first patent application... Read More >>

"""Time"": Great Inventions"

"""Time"": Great Inventions"
Author: Time Magazine ISBN: 9781932273038 Format: Hardback	$65.87
Combining stories and photography, the editors at 'Time Magazine' present this collection of interesting and informative... Read More >>

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