Inventions and inventors

Despite the tens of billions spent each year in international aid, some of the most promising and exciting social innovations and businesses have come about by chance.

This work presents 100 stories of weird and wonderful inventions, full-blown and well-developed disasters of what seemed to be brilliant inventions that fell at the first fence, or sometimes the second, like the first steam-powered submarine, still lying on the sea bed off North Wales.

As Joe Biden has shown us all, the best is yet to come.

Collected here are twenty of Nikola Tesla's essays, letters, and speeches all with figures.

'In his whistle-stop tour of inventions large and small, the scientist Trevor Norton shares the Gershwins' view that invention is fundamentally comic.

From Steven Johnson, the bestselling author of Where Good Ideas Come From, comes How We Got to Now, the companion book to his six-part BBC One television series exploring the power and the legacy of great ideas.

Die Medienlandschaft ist zweifellos ein faszinierendes, aber auch komplexes und mitunter kontroverses Thema.

In ›Die Erfindung der Prä-Astronautik‹ nimmt der Autor den Leser mit auf eine fesselnde Reise durch die faszinierende Geschichte und Entwicklung einer der kontroversesten Ideen des 20.

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If it took reduction or torch hair, the Cirissins wanted a bump.

Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

Nikola Tesla has been called the most important man of the twentieth century.

Nikola Tesla is best known for his work with electricity, but he was also interested in Roentgen rays, better known today as x-rays.

'Full of fun facts and trivia nuggets, perfect for lovers of all things quintessentially British' My WeeklyA compendium of extremely interesting and slightly strange true storiesDid you know that Hitler wanted to change the rules of cricket?

Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

Nikola Tesla was a man of letters.

The extraordinary history of British science, with commentary from Britain's greatest living scientists: Stephen Hawking, Richard Dawkins and James DysonWe may only be a small island, but we are far from small-minded.

Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

Nikola Tesla was a genius who revolutionized how the world looks at electricity.

"e;The progressive development of man is vitally dependent on invention.

The full cost of filing and receiving a patent can be anywhere from $2,000 to $10,000 depending on what you need to complete the process.

"e;A mine of information"e; on the surprising technological advances made in the Middle Ages, from the authors of Life in a Medieval City (Kirkus Reviews).

Invention Analysis and Claiming: A Patent Lawyer's Guide, Second Edition, presents a comprehensive approach to analyzing inventions and capturing them in a sophisticated set of patent claims.

The English longbow, made of rare yew wood, unmatched for accuracy, speed of fire, and deadliness, shifted Europe's balance of power in the Middle Ages.

Understanding intellectual property, safeguarding your ideas Intellectual property is constantly at risk, and the protection of chemical science and technology through the patenting process allows individuals and companies to protect their hard work.

An exploration of the scientist's inspiring life, his controversies, his legacy, and how his creativity can help us today.

“[A] slice of largely-forgotten military history .

"e;Biography lovers may find this a great start in understanding the long-term impacts that individuals can have on culture, society, and history.

Understanding intellectual property, safeguarding your ideas Intellectual property is constantly at risk, and the protection of chemical science and technology through the patenting process allows individuals and companies to protect their hard work.