Inventions & Inventors

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    Invented In Scotland - Allan Burnett - Paperback
    Allan Burnett reveals the amazing story of how a fascinating and diverse group of Scots truly built the modern world. It explains how great ideas and theories were turned into real practical innovations that revolutionised our everyday lives.
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    The Inventor's And Innovator's Kick-Start Guide: How To Invent, Develop And Commercialise Your Latest Idea - Without Getting Ripped Off! - Jules May - Paperback
    How do you turn a single idea into a real product, making real money for you? This guide to the process of invention and innovation outlines the potential traps that lie in wait, demonstrating how a great idea can turbo-charge your business.
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    Penicillin Man: Alexander Fleming And The Antibiotic Revolution - Kevin Brown - Paperback
    Penicillin has affected the lives of everyone, and has exerted a hold on the imagination since its first use in 1941. The story of its development from a chance observation in 1928 by Alexander Fleming to a life-saving drug is compelling. This book tells the story of the man and his discovery.
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    Penicillin Man: Alexander Fleming And The Antibiotic Revolution - Kevin Brown - Hardback
    Penicillin has affected the lives of everyone, and has exerted a hold on the imagination since its first use in 1941. The story of its development from a chance observation in 1928 by Alexander Fleming to a life-saving drug is compelling. This book tells the story of the man and his discovery.
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    Prophets Of Zoom - Alfredo Marcantonio - Hardback
    In the mid-1930s Stephen Mitchell & Sons, a Scottish cigarette manufacturer, joined the craze for producing cigarette cards with an imaginative series of cards that set out to forecast the future, predicting how people would live in years to come. All 50 cards in the series, some of which proved surprisingly accurate, are reproduced here.
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    Scottish Firsts: A Celebration Of Innovation And Achievement - Elspeth Wills - Paperback
    This text sets out to describe the achievements of some of the great citizens that Scotland has produced - from major advances in medical science to the invention of everyday objects.
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    Watt's Perfect Engine: Steam And The Age Of Invention - Ben Marsden - Paperback
    James Watt has become a symbol of noble heroism, taking his place as a Great Briton. Ben Marsden here recounts a fascinating story of scientific and social upheaval in an age of radical change.