Imagination and a Pile of Junk a Droll History of Inventors and Inventions
Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton
Published: 2014
Language: eng
Number of pages: 438
ISBN-13: 9781444732573
Description: 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 (Morse code) was a painter, Lazlow Biro (ballpoint) was a sculptor and hypnotist, and Logie Baird (TV) sold boot polish.