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The Book of Inventions

Hardcover • 2004 • English

The Book of Inventions

By Ian Harrison

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About the book

This encyclopedia of inventions provides the dates, the details and the stories of how we gained some of the things we now take for granted. Every possible invention is covered from the simple paperclip to the irritating parking meter.

Inventions and inventors

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ISBN

9781844031849

Publisher

Cassell Illustrated

Published year

2004

Language

English

Original title

The Book of Inventions

Format

Hardcover

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