Publisher's Synopsis
Inventor and manufacturer extraordinaire James Dyson features technological advances and inventors that have shaped civilization. Packed with colour and intriguing discoveries from early Persian ice cream to the invention of the microchip and the latest advances in animal cloning. Discover how women's corsets led to the invention of the modern umbrella; the hovercraft emerged from an empty cat-food tin; and how the internet really came about.
What drives man's endless desire for innovation? In this enjoyable quest Dyson throws new light on the varied processes of invention.
