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An Ancient Air
Examines the life of John Stringfellow of Chard, the first man to demonstrate that engine-powered winged flight was practicable. It reveals his lifelong obsession with aviation and seeks to shed...
Lives of Boulton and Watt
James Watt transformed steam engine technology by inventing the condensing engine. He collaborated with Matthew Boulton to form a engineering firm in 1773, which went on to monopolise production of...
The Everything Blueprint: The Microchip Design that Changed the World
**A Financial Times Best Summer Book 2023**Out now: a gripping look at the rise of the microchip and the British tech company behind the blueprint to it all.'A gripping and...
Pioneering Places of British Aviation: The Early Adventures of Powered
From as early as the beginning of the nineteenth century, Britain was at the forefront of powered flight. Across the country many places became centres of innovation and experimentation, as...
The First of Everything: A History of Human Invention, Innovation and
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A lively and highly readable account of the origins, invention and discovery of just about everything on the planet, the truly global coverage of The First of Everything ranges from...
The Life Scientific: Inventors
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Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human
'I wish it was science fiction, but I know it's not' Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype'If you read just one book that makes you confront scary high-tech realities that we'll...
Conquerors of Time: Exploration and Invention in the Age of Daring
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Nuts and Bolts: How Tiny Inventions Make Our World Work
*SHORTLISTED FOR THE ROYAL SOCIETY SCIENCE BOOK PRIZE 2023**AS HEARD ON RADIO 4 START THE WEEK, OFF AIR WITH FI AND JANE AND 99% INVISIBLE*'Delightful' TIM HARFORD, FINANCIAL TIMES'Appeals to...
Dam Buster: Barnes Wallis, the Lost Visionary of British Aviation
'A stunningly good and surely definitive biography of one of the most fascinating British engineers ever to have lived' JAMES HOLLANDBarnes Wallis is remembered for contributions to aviation that spanned...
Dam Buster: Barnes Wallis, the Lost Visionary of British Aviation
'A stunningly good and surely definitive biography of one of the most fascinating British engineers ever to have lived' JAMES HOLLANDBarnes Wallis is remembered for contributions to aviation that spanned...
Frank Julian Sprague: Electrical Inventor and Engineer
Frank Julian Sprague invented a system for distributing electricity to streetcars from overhead wires. Within a year, electric streetcars had begun to replace horsecars, sparking a revolution in urban transportation....
Our Final Invention: Artificial Intelligence and the End of the Human Era
'I wish it was science fiction, but I know it's not' Jaan Tallinn, co-founder of Skype'If you read just one book that makes you confront scary high-tech realities that we'll...
Bad Ideas? An arresting history of our inventions
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Inventor Confidential: The Honest Guide to Profitable Inventing
Author: Warren Tuttle Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 272 The road to licensing a profitable, innovative product or technology is riddled with curves, holes, and rocky cliffs. The President of...
Power Play: Elon Musk, Tesla, and the Bet of the Century
Author: Tim Higgins Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 400 The fast-paced business story of Tesla- Elon Musk's battle to build the mass-market electric car to change the world Inside the...
Humphry Davy: Life Beyond the Lamp: Poet and Philosopher
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Fifty Inventions That Shaped the Modern Economy
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Frank Whittle (Icon Science): The Invention of the Jet
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The Life Scientific: Inventors
Author: Anna Buckley Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 336 What does it take to be an inventor? Judging by the ingenious individuals who have come into The Life Scientific studio...
The Life Scientific: Inventors
Author: Anna Buckley Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 336 What does it take to be an inventor? Judging by the ingenious individuals who have come into The Life Scientific studio...
LEGO Heroes: LEGO (R) Builders Changing Our World-One Brick at a Time
Author: Graham Hancock Format: Hardback Number of Pages: 112 LEGO (R) Heroes is a collection of twelve remarkable stories about everyday heroes using the LEGO (R) system in unique ways...