Bell didn’t invent the phone, but he did make a weird machine out of hay and a human ear
Stevenson didn’t invent the train, but he did spend a lot of time collecting gas in bladders
Baird’s telly was useless, and so were his thermostatic socks?

Yes, even though they’re dead, inventors are still full of surprises – and you can meet ten of history’s barmiest bright sparks in here. Get the inside story from their long-lost notebooks, read the newspapers as their groundbreaking inventions hit the headlines, and discover the stories behind some of the greatest ideas in the world!

Product Details

Catalogue number

9357 in EU Primary Rewards Catalogue 2018/19

Series

Horribly Famous

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9781407111766

Date published

April 5th, 2010

Other details

208 pages

Condition

New

Series

Horribly Famous

Author/Illustrator

Dr Mike Goldsmith

Dr Mike Goldsmith is a qualified astro-physicist, working at the National Physical Laboratory. His book on Einstein in the Dead Famous series was shortlisted for the 2002 Aventis junior prize for science writing and he has written Scientists and Inventors in the same series.