Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference
Welbeck (Verlag)
978-1-78739-787-3 (ISBN)
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.
Helen Pilcher is a tea-drinking, biscuit-nibbling science and comedy writer with a PhD in Neuroscience. Her recent popular science book, Life Changing - How Humans are Altering Life on Earth, was shortlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation. Her debut book, Bring Back the King: the New Science of De-extinction, was selected as a BBC Radio 2 Fact Not Fiction Book Choice. It was described by comedian Sara Pascoe as 'science at its funniest'.
Pigment • flint (firestarter) • sewing needle • fish-hook • gnomon • brick • stirrup • pencil • tin cans • postage stamp • ball bearings • mail order catalogue • paperclip • safety pin • safety match • spark plug • zip • credit card • Velcro • tampon • teabag • button • toilet paper • condom • deodorant • sliced bread • keys • Penicillin • Post-it notes • and more.
| Erscheinungsdatum | 13.09.2021 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 50 b&w illus |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 144 x 218 mm |
| Gewicht | 460 g |
| Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Kulturgeschichte |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Technikgeschichte | |
| Naturwissenschaften | |
| Technik ► Maschinenbau | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78739-787-4 / 1787397874 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78739-787-3 / 9781787397873 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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