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John J. Geoghegan Eric Miles White Elephant Technology (Hardback)
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- Book Title
- White Elephant Technology : 50 Crazy Inventions That Should Never Have Been Built, and What We Can Learn from Them
- Publication Name
- White Elephant Technology
- Title
- White Elephant Technology
- Subtitle
- 50 Crazy Inventions That Should Never Have Been Built, And What W
- Format
- Hardcover
- EAN
- 9781803990149
- ISBN
- 9781803990149
- Publisher
- Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History
- Topic
- Inventions, Social History, General, History
- Release Date
- 17/08/2023
- Release Year
- 2023
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- GB
- Item Height
- 0.9in
- Item Length
- 9.2in
- Publication Year
- 2024
- Item Width
- 6.1in
- Item Weight
- 22.4 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 208 Pages
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A humorous look back over 50 inventions that should never have been built! The majority of commercial ventures might end in failure, but the world would be a poorer place without invention. This is the story of 50 truly remarkable inventions, from personal helicopters to 'swimming' tanks; from flying aircraft carriers (that kept crashing) to a pedal-powered blimp you could barely steer; from an aerial rowing boat you couldn't navigate to a portable nuclear weapon that killed the men who fired it... these inventions were not only misguided, but demonstrate their inventors' remarkable gift for out-of-the-box thinking nobody ever asked for. Most importantly, every single one was built, field tested, and worked (more or less) as planned, even when their inventor died in the test phase. Full of surprises, this is a fun and fast-paced journey through the world of WETech that will make you shake your head in wonder. What in the world were they thinking?
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Publisher
Hi-Story Press The Limited, T.H.E.
ISBN-10
1803990147
ISBN-13
9781803990149
eBay Product ID (ePID)
14061235316
Product Key Features
Book Title
White Elephant Technology : 50 Crazy Inventions That Should Never Have Been Built, and What We Can Learn from Them
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Inventions, Social History, General, History
Publication Year
2024
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History
Number of Pages
208 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.2in
Item Height
0.9in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
22.4 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
T15
Dewey Decimal
609
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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