{"product_id":"inventions-that-didnt-change-the-world","title":"Inventions That Didn't Change the World","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eInventions That Didn't Change the World\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eJulie Halls\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9780500517628\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eThames \u0026amp; Hudson\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2014\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003eHardcover\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdition: \u003c\/b\u003eIllustrated\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e224\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eClean, unmarked copy with some edge wear. Good binding. Dust jacket included if issued with one. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cem\u003eInventions that Didn't Change the World\u003c\/em\u003e is a fascinating visual tour through some of the most bizarre inventions registered with the British authorities in the nineteenth century. In an era when Britain was the workshop of the world, design protection (nowadays patenting) was all the rage, and the apparently lenient approval process meant that all manner of bizarre curiosities were painstakingly recorded, in beautiful color illustrations and well-penned explanatory text, alongside the genuinely great inventions of the period. Irreverent commentary contextualizes each submission as well as taking a humorous view on how each has stood the test of time.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e This book introduces such gems as a ventilating top hat; an artificial leech; a design for an aerial machine adapted for the arctic regions; an anti-explosive alarm whistle; a tennis racket with ball-picker; and a currant-cleaning machine. Here is everything the end user could possibly require for a problem he never knew he had.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Organized by area of application--industry, clothing, transportation, medical, health and safety, the home, and leisure--\u003cem\u003eInventions that Didn't Change the World\u003c\/em\u003e reveals the concerns of a bygone era giddy with the possibilities of a newly industrialized world.\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Thames \u0026 Hudson","offers":[{"title":"Inventions That Didn't Change the World | Julie Halls | Hardcover | 9780500517628 | Used: Very Good | Architecture \u0026 Design 1786742 (temp: 8)","offer_id":67747819683992,"sku":"1786742","price":7.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0492\/1609\/4360\/files\/81OszXS-QiL.jpg?v=1792281897","url":"https:\/\/roundaboutbookstore.com\/products\/inventions-that-didnt-change-the-world","provider":"Roundabout Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}