It's the perfect gift book for every inventor and tinker in your life!"Remarkable . . . get the book for yourself. It'll hold you for many hours." (Wall Street Journal)"A fascinating compendium for trivia seekers." (Publishers Weekly)>"Highly entertaining . . . " (Boston Globe)
The author of Inventing the 20th Century: 100 Inventions that Shaped the World and American Inventions: A History of Curious, Extraordinary, and Just Plain Useful Patents (both available through NYU Press), Stephen Van Dulken is an expert curator in the Patents Information Service of The British Library.
"Remarkable ... get the book for yourself. It'll hold you for many hours." --Wall Street Journal "A fascinating compendium for trivia seekers." --Publishers Weekly "Highly entertaining ... In addition to being able to tell a good story, van Dulken ... easily assembles complex ideas from chemistry and engineering and makes them palatable for the lay person. Van Dulken has assembled a panoramic snapshot of the century. By giving us a picture of our past, van Dulken also presents our future." --Boston Globe "One more treasure trove for trivia addicts." --Herald-Republic "A wonderful book" --L.A. Daily Breeze, Oct. 19, 2001
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