Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference

Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference
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Publisher : Welbeck
Total Pages : 312
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ISBN-10 : 9781802791518
ISBN-13 : 1802791515
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Book Synopsis Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference by : Helen Pilcher

Download or read book Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference written by Helen Pilcher and published by Welbeck. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps. Whether it's the stitches that hold our clothes together or the syringes that deliver life-saving vaccines, small things really do make a big difference. Yet these modest but essential components of everyday life are often overlooked. Science and comedy writer Helen Pilcher shares the unexpected stories of 50 humble innovations - from the accidental soldering of two bits of metal that created the pacemaker, to the eighteenth-century sea captain whose ingenious invention paved the way for the filming of Star Wars - and celebrates the joy of the small yet mighty.


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