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  • It Looked Good on Paper It Looked Good on Paper
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    It Looked Good on Paper

    A remarkable compendium of wild schemes, mad plans, crazy inventions, and truly glorious disastersEvery phenomenally bad idea seemed like a good idea to someone. How else can you explain the Ford Edsel or the sword pistol--absolutely absurd creations...
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  • They All Laughed... They All Laughed...
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    They All Laughed...

    An enlightening and fun look at scientific discoveries and the often wacky and accidental ways in which they have led to some of the most important inventions--by award-winning journalist Ira Flatow.
    $29.18

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  • How Innovation Works
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    How Innovation Works

    ‘Ridley is spot-on when it comes to the vital ingredients for success’ Sir James DysonBuilding on his bestseller The Rational Optimist, Matt Ridley chronicles the history of innovation, and how we need to change our thinking on the subject. Innovation...
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    Inventor of the Future

    One of Esquire's 50 Best Biographies of All Time * One of The Economist's Best Books of 2022 * A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice * Nominated for The Next Big Idea Club * The Week Magazine Book of the...
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  • Minecraft Master Builds
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    Minecraft Master Builds

    The definitive book on Minecraft's greatest creations. Minecraft is the global phenomenon inspiring people across the world to unleash their imaginations. Minecraft Master Builds showcases the creations that have taken the game to new levels, and...
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    The Hungry Scientist Handbook The Hungry Scientist Handbook
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    The Hungry Scientist Handbook

    Inventive, (mostly) edible DIY gadgets and projects guaranteed to captivateThe Hungry Scientist Handbook brings DIY technology into the kitchen and onto the plate. It compiles the most mouthwatering projects created by mechanical engineer Patrick Buckley...
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  • Technology Dynamics Technology Dynamics
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    Technology Dynamics

    While science and technology research, sources of funding, performance, incentives, and motivations for technology innovation activities are reasonably well understood by academics and policy makers, the complex process by which scientific results are...
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  • Innovation in Socio-Cultural Context Innovation in Socio-Cultural Context
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    Innovation in Socio-Cultural Context

    Innovation - the process of obtaining, understanding, applying, transforming, managing and transferring knowledge - is a result of human collaboration, but it has become an increasingly complex process, with a growing number of interacting parties...
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  • Sam Slick's Wise Saws And Modern Instances V2 Sam Slick's Wise Saws And Modern Instances V2
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    Sam Slick's Wise Saws And Modern Instances V2

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • Marvels Of Scientific Invention (1917) Marvels Of Scientific Invention (1917)
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    Marvels Of Scientific Invention (1917)

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • A Brief Sketch Of The First Monitor And Its Inventor A Brief Sketch Of The First Monitor And Its Inventor
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    A Brief Sketch Of The First Monitor And Its Inventor

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • The Progress Of Invention In The Nineteenth Century The Progress Of Invention In The Nineteenth Century
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    The Progress Of Invention In The Nineteenth Century

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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  • Soren Hjorth Soren Hjorth
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    Soren Hjorth

    This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as...
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    Ecologies of Invention
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    Ecologies of Invention

    Are artists, designers and musicians inventors?  Or does the invention originate from scientific discovery alone?Ecologies of Invention is the first collection of essays that brings together writers and scholars of international...
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    Invention to Innovation
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    Invention to Innovation

    Invention to Innovation charts a course for scientists, leaders, investors and policy makers to translate research into growing innovative, competitive companies and industries. With extensive experience and insights gained over three decades, Dr Larry...
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    Inventing the World
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    Inventing the World

    An epic cultural journey that reveals how Venetian ingenuity and inventions—from sunglasses and forks to bonds and currency—shaped modernity.How did a small, isolated city—with a population that never exceeded 100,000, even in its heyday—come to...
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    A History of Fireworks from Their Origins to the Present Day
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    A History of Fireworks from Their Origins to the Present Day

    This book illuminates the glittering history of fireworks, from their mysterious beginnings to the dazzling big-budget displays of today. It describes how they enthralled the world's royal courts and became a sensation across the British Empire. There...
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  • The ABA Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent
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    The ABA Consumer Guide to Obtaining a Patent

    If you are an inventor or entrepreneur who wants to understand how to use the patent system to help fulfill your business goals, this book is for you.This book won't teach you how to write a patent application. What it will teach you are the most...
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    James Watt
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    James Watt

    Traditional biographies of Watt have concentrated on the steam engine, but in this book Ben Russell tells a richer story, exploring the processes by which ephemeral ideas were transformed into tangible artefacts and the multifaceted world of production...
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    Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference
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    Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference

    A look at small, seldom-noticed and apparently insignificant objects and inventions that have changed the world.  Small inventions - modest yet essential, diminutive in size and humble in stature - are an essential component of every element of everyday...
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