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A history of inventions and their inventors provides hundreds of dates, details, and amazing stories of how objects were invented, revealing how such diverse innovations as the disposable diaper, zipper, hair dryer, traffic light, photocopier, and the artificial heart have affected all aspects of everyday life.
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Ian Harrison has written and researched a number of books including Over London and the getmapping.com range of titles. He researched the TV series Edward Wessex's Crown and Country, and also co-wrote the accompanying book. He is the author of the highly successful. The Book of Firsts for Cassell Illustrated.
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Providing a tour through the history of inventions and their inventors through time, this work discusses the paperclip to the massive jet engine, from mastermind Leonardo da Vinci, to vacuum-cleaner inventor James Dyson.
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