Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference

From Prehistory to the Present

Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference
Helen Pilcher
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Hardback
h216 x 135mm - 320pg
19 Aug 2021 UK
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9781787397873
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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.
Helen Pilcher is a science writer, presenter and comedian. Her popular science books include Life 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.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781787397873
Published: 19 Aug 2021
Published In: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck Publishing Group
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Height: 216mm
Width: 135mm
Pages: 320

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