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Author Pilcher, Helen, author.

Title Small inventions that made a big difference / Helen Pilcher ; illustrations by Hannah George.

Publication Info. London : Welbeck, 2021.
©2021
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b2089069~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Adult Nonfiction  609 PIL    AVAILABLE
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Description 314 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 23 cm
Note Includes index.
Summary A look at small, seldom-noticed and apparently insignificant objects and inventions that have changed the world. Small inventions - modest yet essential, diminutive in size and humble in stature - are an essential component of every element of everyday life. Fifty little objects of fascination, each concealing an unexpected history of innovation, are explored in Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference. From the ever-present (teabags) to the barely visible (ball bearings) and from the absolutely necessary (toilet paper) to the never-knew-you-needed-it (Post-its), science writer and comedian Helen Pilcher will guide you through the wonderful world of tiny examples of ingenuity.
Subject Inventions -- Miscellanea.
Inventions -- Social aspects.
Discoveries in science -- History -- Miscellanea.
Added Author George, Hannah (Illustrator), illustrator.
ISBN 9781787397873 (hardback)
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