{"product_id":"small-inventions-that-made-a-big-difference-9781787397873","title":"Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether it's the stitches that hold our clothes together or the syringes that deliver life-saving vaccines, small things really do make a big difference. Yet these modest but essential components of everyday life are often overlooked. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience and comedy writer \u003cb\u003eHelen Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e shares the unexpected stories of 50 humble innovations - from the accidental soldering of two bits of metal that created the pacemaker, to the eighteenth-century sea captain whose ingenious invention paved the way for the filming of Star Wars - and celebrates the joy of the small yet mighty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Helen Pilcher\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Welbeck Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787397873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePilcher, Helen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e is a tea-drinking, biscuit-nibbling science and comedy writer with a PhD in Neuroscience. Her recent popular science book, \u003ci\u003eLife Changing - How Humans are Altering Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation. Her debut book, \u003ci\u003eBring Back the King: the New Science of De-extinction\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected as a BBC Radio 2 Fact Not Fiction Book Choice. It was described by comedian Sara Pascoe as \"science at its funniest\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"","brand":"Welbeck Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39828339622003,"sku":"9781787397873","price":18.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_ef4d28fb-ce94-435e-a9ba-fdf8792ed328.jpg?v=1644601397","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/small-inventions-that-made-a-big-difference-9781787397873","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}