The Impossible Dream: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Steorn, the Celtic Tiger’s most Audacious Start-Up
Language: English
Published by Gill Books, 2020
- Softcover
- New
Seller: The Castle Bookshop, Castlebar, Mayo, IrelandThe Castle Bookshop
AbeBooks seller since June 11, 2021
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- Title
- The Impossible Dream: The Spectacular Rise and Fall of Steorn, the Celtic Tiger’s most Audacious Start-Up
- Author
- Whyte, Barry J.
- Publisher
- Gill Books
- Publication year
- 2020
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- Paperback
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0717188043
- ISBN 13
- 9780717188048
In 2006, a previously unknown Irish technology company by the name of Steorn created headlines globally when it took out a full-page ad in The Economist, in which it claimed to have made the scientific breakthrough of this – or any other century: perpetual motion, nothing less than a complete and immediate solution to the global energy crisis.
The investment money poured in, with some of Ireland’s most respected entrepreneurs and institutions getting on board, but the demonstration was a spectacular failure. So how did so many well-meaning and otherwise sensible people get things so desperately, absurdly wrong? The story begins with a malfunctioning CCTV system and ends with an exploding battery, and it drives home Ireland’s frenzied state of mind during the Celtic Tiger years.
'A compelling and frequently bizarre read' The Sunday Times (Ireland Edition)
'While there is some technical jargon and deep dives of company documents to wade through, The Impossible Dream is for the most part an easy-to-read yarn that firmly places the ascent and crash of Steorn within the context of the Celtic Tiger era.' Irish Times
The Steorn story is fascinating, although it sometimes feels like the equivalent of rubber-necking at a car accident as you drive slowly by; it’s excruciating, but you can’t turn away from what is essentially a parable for our times. The Business Post
An extraordinary story and a fascinating book Pat Kenny
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About the Author
Barry J. Whyte is an award-winning journalist and author. He is currently Chief Features Writer for the Business Post.
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The Castle Bookshop
Castlebar, Mayo, Ireland
AbeBooks seller since June 11, 2021
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A Family run bookshop based in Co. Mayo, Ireland. Stocking a wide range of books on Co. Mayo and Irish History, as well as some general titles. Shipping will be sent the day after the order has been placed. All books listed are stocked in our shop on Castle St., Castlebar, Co. Mayo
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Castle Book and Card Centre Limited
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Welcome to mayobooks a website specialising in books written about the beautiful county of Mayo and books written by local authors from Co. Mayo. We currently have a large range of titles in stock and we are updating and broadening our catalogue on a regular basis.Mayobooks.ie is operated from the The Castle Book and Card Centre on Castle Street in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The Castle Bookshop has been in Castlebar for the past 30 years, providing a platform for books about Mayo.
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Welcome to mayobooks a website specialising in books written about the beautiful county of Mayo and books written by local authors from Co. Mayo. We currently have a large range of titles in stock and we are updating and broadening our catalogue on a regular basis.Mayobooks.ie is operated from the The Castle Book and Card Centre on Castle Street in Castlebar, Co. Mayo. The Castle Bookshop has been in Castlebar for the past 30 years, providing a platform for books about Mayo.
We also stock a wide range of Irish History books, books about Ireland as well as some general titles
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any questions or queries that are not dealt with on the website.You can also e mail the shop at castlebooks@eircom.net or feel free to call us on 00353(0) 94 902 4422. We stock a large range of books and we would be delighted to source any books that are not listed on this site.