Inventions & inventors books

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The ALMA Telescope: The Story of a Science Mega-Project

The ALMA Telescope: The Story of a Science Mega-Project...

Author: Paul A. Vanden Bout (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Virginia) ,  Robert L. Dickman (National Radio Astronomy Observatory, Virginia)
ISBN: 9781009279680
Format: Paperback
$103.47

This is an insiders' account of the ALMA mega-project, from its early roots, through various challenges, to becoming...  Read More >>

Most Underrated Inventions: The Barometer: Unveiling the Invisible Influence of Atmospheric Pressure

Most Underrated Inventions: The Barometer: Unveiling...

Author: Viruti Shivan
ISBN: 9798857767146
Format: Paperback
$18.45

"""Most Underrated Inventions: The Barometer"" illuminates the seldom recognized yet profound influence of this...  Read More >>

White Elephant Technology: 50 Crazy Inventions That Should Never Have Been Built, And What We Can Learn From Them

White Elephant Technology: 50 Crazy Inventions That...

Author: John J. Geoghegan ,  Eric Miles
ISBN: 9781803990149
Format: Hardback
$57.99

A humorous look back over 50 inventions that should never have been built!  Read More >>

Incredible Facts

Incredible Facts

Author: Publications International Ltd
ISBN: 9781639384112
Format: Hardback
$28.99

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Most Underrated Inventions: The Sewing Needle: The Silent Stitch in the Fabric of Civilization

Most Underrated Inventions: The Sewing Needle: The Silent...

Author: Viruti Shivan
ISBN: 9798857619407
Format: Paperback
$18.45

"The sewing needle, an invention that dates back to prehistoric times, has quietly yet effectively shaped the course...  Read More >>

Most Underrated Inventions: The Humble Hay Fork: How a Simple Agricultural Tool Shaped Civilizations

Most Underrated Inventions: The Humble Hay Fork: How...

Author: Viruti Shivan
ISBN: 9798857618868
Format: Paperback
$18.45

This insightful ebook takes you on a historical journey of one of humanity's most underrated inventions - the hay...  Read More >>

Most Underrated Inventions: The Influence of Soap: How a Simple Hygienic Tool Shaped Our World

Most Underrated Inventions: The Influence of Soap: How...

Author: Viruti Shivan
ISBN: 9798857619872
Format: Paperback
$18.45

"Imagine a world without soap - it's harder than you think. This humble bar has played a much larger role in human...  Read More >>

The Fascinating Engineering Book for Kids: Fun Facts for Curious Minds and Young Engineers

The Fascinating Engineering Book for Kids: Fun Facts...

Author: Dylan Austin
ISBN: 9798860778122
Format: Paperback
$26.37

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Of the Excellent Qualities of Coffee, and the Art of Making It in the Highest Perfection

Of the Excellent Qualities of Coffee, and the Art of...

Author: Benjamin Thompson
ISBN: 9781088247914
Format: Hardback
$47.49

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Transport

Transport

Author: Rebecca Phillips-Bartlett ,  Isabella Croker
ISBN: 9781805050094
Format: Hardback
$33.61

Have you ever wondered how we have so many amazing inventions? Many inventions just started out as an idea. This...  Read More >>

Technology

Technology

Author: Rebecca Phillips-Bartlett ,  Isabella Croker
ISBN: 9781805051220
Format: Hardback
$33.61

Have you ever wondered how we have so many amazing inventions? Many inventions just started out as an idea. This...  Read More >>

Food

Food

Author: Rebecca Phillips-Bartlett ,  Isabella Croker
ISBN: 9781805050087
Format: Hardback
$33.61

Have you ever wondered how we have so many amazing inventions? Many inventions just started out as an idea. This...  Read More >>

Mistakes

Mistakes

Author: Rebecca Phillips-Bartlett ,  Isabella Croker
ISBN: 9781805050100
Format: Hardback
$33.61

Have you ever wondered how we have so many amazing inventions? Many inventions just started out as an idea. This...  Read More >>

Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup

Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup

Author: Zach Rattner ,  Rita Sus
ISBN: 9798987644706
Format: Hardback
$79.17

Question. Learn. Adapt. The untold narrative of our era is that there are yet untraveled paths to tread and new...  Read More >>

Marsden Haddock and the Androides: Entertainment, late Georgian Cork and the wider world

Marsden Haddock and the Androides: Entertainment, late...

Author: Neil Cronin
ISBN: 9781801510967
Format: Paperback
$30.92

In the late 18th century, Marsden Haddock devised an exhibition of mechanical ingenuity, the Androides. Haddock's...  Read More >>

Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup

Grow Up Fast: Lessons from an AI Startup

Author: Zach Rattner ,  Rita Sus
ISBN: 9798987644751
Format: Paperback
$52.77

Question. Learn. Adapt. The untold narrative of our era is that there are yet untraveled paths to tread and new...  Read More >>

Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era

Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the...

Author: James Barrat
ISBN: 9781529434620
Format: Paperback
$24.99

An urgent study of the history, science and existential dangers of Artificial Intelligence, named by Elon Musk as...  Read More >>

Oppenheimer - The Atomic Intelligence: Inside The Brilliant Mind of Robert Oppenheimer, Father of The Atomic Bomb

Oppenheimer - The Atomic Intelligence: Inside The Brilliant...

Author: Edgar Wollstone
ISBN: 9798223745624
Format: Paperback
$17.93

"J. Robert Oppenheimer is known as the ""Father of the Atomic Bomb"". Oppenheimer was a great physicist and the...  Read More >>

Made in New York: 25 Innovators Who Shaped Our World

Made in New York: 25 Innovators Who Shaped Our World...

Author: Frank Vizard
ISBN: 9781438493688
Format: Paperback
$65.87

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50 Great Flying and Underwater Perpetual Motion Machines: Most of Them New

50 Great Flying and Underwater Perpetual Motion Machines:...

Author: Nathan Coppedge
ISBN: 9798854193443
Format: Paperback
$39.57

50 Great Flying and Underwater Perpetual Motion Machines Just what it says. This is the companion volume to 100...  Read More >>

100 Great Perpetual Motion Machines and Similar Inventions: Arranged Alphabetically

100 Great Perpetual Motion Machines and Similar Inventions:...

Author: Nathan Coppedge
ISBN: 9798854198172
Format: Paperback
$44.85

100 Great Perpetual Motion Machines and Other Inventions Arranged Alphabetically: This is what may be the first...  Read More >>

What Is ChatGPT Doing ... and Why Does It Work?

What Is ChatGPT Doing ... and Why Does It Work?

Author: Stephen Wolfram
ISBN: 9781579550813
Format: Paperback
$39.47

In this short book, prominent scientist and computation pioneer Stephen Wolfram provides a readable and engaging...  Read More >>

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer

American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert...

Author: Kai Bird ,  Martin J. Sherwin
ISBN: 9781838959708
Format: Paperback
$32.99

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, published to exceptional reviews in both the US and the UK, American Prometheus is...  Read More >>

Whispers of Wisdom

Whispers of Wisdom

Author: Dr Vidhu P Nair
ISBN: 9789356217454
Format: Paperback
$18.45

In his first book, he's inviting you to join him on a unique journey, as he spills the beans (or should we say,...  Read More >>

The Einstein Effect: How the World's Favorite Genius Got Into Our Cars, Our Bathrooms, and Our Minds

The Einstein Effect: How the World's Favorite Genius...

Author: Benyamin Cohen ,  Patrick Girard Lawlor
ISBN: 9798212620352
Format: Audio
$65.97

Albert Einstein was the first modern-day celebrity and, decades after his death, still has the world's most recognizable...  Read More >>

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