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Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads Paul Mason

Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads By Paul Mason

Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads by Paul Mason


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Summary

Barmy Biogs looks at the life stories of the most kooky, eccentric and downright barmy characters throughout the course of world history!

Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads Summary

Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads by Paul Mason

Find out which world-famous inventor's last breath has been captured in a test tube, which boffin loved nothing more than a roasted armadillo for lunch, and which scientist fell in love with a pigeon.

The books in the Barmy Biogs series are full of the facts that history books don't mention about some of the most famously crackpot characters in world history! Read them and history will never be the same again...

Other titles in the series:
Crackpot Kings, Queens & other Daft Royals
Dastardly Dictators, Rulers & other Loony Leaders
Potty Painters, Writers & other Barmy Artists

Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads Reviews

Full of the facts that history books don't mention ... history will never be the same again * Parents In Touch *
Children will really enjoy this humorous and light-hearted approach ... They will pick up plenty of useful factual information. * Parents in Touch *

About Paul Mason

Paul Mason's interest in writing stems from his childhood when he won the Scripture Prize in his last year at Primary School. He now is an experienced freelance writer and editor of a variety of children's information books, with subjects including extreme sports, geography and travel. He has a degree in anthropology, has worked in Turkey and taught English as a foreign language. Paul is a keen sportsman and particularly enjoys surfing, mountain biking and snowboarding.

Table of Contents

  • 1: Bonkers Boffins introduction
  • 2: Archimedes
  • 3: Alexander Graham Bell
  • 4: Lazlo Biro
  • 5: Dr Guillotine
  • 6: Louis Braille
  • 7: Roxey-Ann Caplin
  • 8: George Washington Carver
  • 9: Josephine Cochrane
  • 10: Charles Darwin
  • 11: Thomas Crapper
  • 12: Marie Curie
  • 13: Galen
  • 14: Thomas Edison
  • 15: Albert Einstein
  • 16: Alexander Fleming
  • 17: Galileo Galilei
  • 18: Hero of Alexandria
  • 19: Robert Hooke
  • 20: Pilatre de Rozier

Additional information

GOR009850547
9780750283915
0750283912
Barmy Biogs: Bonkers Boffins, Inventors & other Eccentric Eggheads by Paul Mason
Used - Good
Paperback
Hachette Children's Group
2016-11-28
96
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us

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