Eurekaaargh! by Adam Hart-Davis

Eurekaaargh! by Adam Hart-Davis

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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.

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Eurekaaargh! by Adam Hart-Davis

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.

Adam Hart-Davis is a well-known freelance journalist, photographer, and presenter. He is a well-known television presenter who, mostly for the BBC, makes science, technology, and history accessible to a broad audience. He worked as a TV producer on a variety of commercial television shows before becoming a presenter. Adam Hart Davis holds a Dphil and an MA in Chemistry from York University and Oxford University, respectively. He attended Eton College for his education.

Before starting his television career at Yorkshire Television, he completed three years of post-doctoral studies in Canada and the United Kingdom, as well as several years with Oxford University Press. On his website, www.adam-hart-davis.org, you may find a complete list of the programs on which he has worked.

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ISBN 13 9781854794840
ISBN 10 1854794841
Title Eurekaaargh!
Author Adam Hart Davis
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Year published 1999-08-20
Number of pages 180
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.