An edition of Extraordinary inventions (1983)

Extraordinary inventions.

Bizarre ideas that never got off the ground

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An edition of Extraordinary inventions (1983)

Extraordinary inventions.

Bizarre ideas that never got off the ground

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Reader's Digest
Language
English
Pages
48

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First Sentence

"Maxim, Bessemer, Edison and Marconi are names that all belong to the great tradition of invention, but even geniuses like them can go astray."

Table of Contents

The Great Tradition Page 4
Inventions in Everyday Life Page 10
The World of Transport Page 22
Inventors at War Page 36
The Living Tradition Page 43

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The Physical Object

Format
Softcover
Number of pages
48
Dimensions
132mm x 185mm

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OL13744890M

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Maxim, Bessemer, Edison and Marconi are names that all belong to the great tradition of invention, but even geniuses like them can go astray.
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