- Paperback: 160 pages
- Publisher: Sutton Publishing Ltd; illustrated edition edition (25 Sep 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0750914734
- ISBN-13: 978-0750914734
- Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 17 x 1.2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,068,470 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The stories of over 45 British pioneers of science, invention, and technology which often focus on the less well known aspects of renowned heroes such as Edward Jenner, Brunel and Florence Nightingale. Among the inventions covered are the kaleidoscope, the Ayrton fan, the equals sign and decimal point, swimming umbrellas and a mobile sheep-wash.
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Combines English history, geography, science and technology in a pick and mix, 28 Jun 2010
By Andrew J Brunskill "jaberwok" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: "Local Heroes" Book of British Ingenuity (Paperback)
A shame that this book and its companions are not better known to a US audience- they are great companions to a trip to England (wales and Scotland are seriously under-represented). You will probably have to get them from a UK dealer - or you could buy them in England. They were produced as companions to a very successful TV series in which pioneers of science, invention and technology are given short biographies linked to the sites where they lived or worked. The writing is great fun - did you know that Jenner the smallpox vaccine proponent was elected to the Royal Society for his paper on cuckoos and declined to travel the world with Captain Cook? Similar material on Sarah Guppy's patented tea urn which by combining tea making and boiling eggs could have revolutionized breakfast . Astonish and amuse yourself and others and embellish any journey in England with more bizarre anecdotes than ever found in Fodor - you will end your day with much more enjoyable memories than motorway traffic! Strongly recommended!
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