101 Things You Wish You'd Invented and Some You Wish No One Had

Resumen del libro

Marvel at the sheer brilliance of invention, from glass to underpants, the noble compass to the humble pencil. Not forgetting, of course, the undeniably indispensable banana suitcase. Filled with fascinating details about everything from the most common everyday object to inventions which changed society, it will also distinguish the strokes of genius from discoveries of sheer chance, or millennia of evolution ...and reveal the real reason why Alfred Nobel had to establish a peace prize (tut, tut).

Expand your knowledge of man's accomplishments in the most compelling - and irreverent - way possible.

Biografía del autor

Richard Horne es autor, diseñador, ilustrador y profesional del grabado. Entre sus libros se encuentran A is for Armageddon: An Illustrated Catalogue of Disasters y su exitosa serie "101 cosas", que se compone de títulos como 101 cosas que hacer antes de morir, 101 cosas que hacer antes de ser viejo y aburrido. Además es el ilustrador de The Dangerous Book for Boys. www.elhorno.co.uk