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Historys Worst Inventions - And The People Who Made Them

The people in this book set out to change the world with their brilliant new discovery or design. At best, they failed monumentally; at worse, they changed the world in ways for which no one will thank them. "History's Worst Inventions" is an entertaining look at the failures of celebrated inventors and less well-known (for good reason) pioneers. The book includes the parachute-overcoat (its inventor leapt from the Eiffel Tower to demonstrate it and plunged to his death), Trevethick's locomotive (too heavy for its rails and broke them), Soviet anti-tank dogs (with mines strapped to their backs, they turned on their owners and blew up an entire Red Army division) and TGN1412 (the drug which, in its 2006 clinical trial, nearly killed its test subjects). A compendium of cock-ups,
History's Worst Inventions provides a clear warning - it's all too easy to go down in history as an idiot!
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The people in this book set out to change the world with their brilliant new discovery or design. At best, they failed monumentally; at worse, they changed the world in ways for which no one will thank them. " History's Worst Inventions" is an entertaining look at the failures of celebrated inventors & less well-known (for good reason) pioneers. The book

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the parachute-overcoat (its inventor leapt from the Eiffel Tower to demonstrate it & plunged to his death), Trevethick's locomotive (too heavy for its rails & broke them), Soviet anti-tank dogs (with mines strapped to their backs, they turned on their owners & blew up an entire Red Army division) & TGN1412 (the drug which, in its 2006 clinical trial, nearly killed its test subjects). A compendium of cock-ups, History's Worst Inventions provides a clear warning
- it's all too easy to go down in history as an idiot!

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Parachute - A device that slows movement through the air by creating drag
Locomotive - Or Loco is the powered vehicle at the front of a train
Red - One of the three primary colours
History - Anything that happens in the past. An acedemic subject.
World - A physical grouping, commonly used to describe earth and everything associated with ti
heavy - A concept of weight indicating an item may require some effort to lift or move
Set - a group of items usually related to one another. Some objects cannot function without the complete set of items.
Design - A drawing or styles that shows the look and functionality of something before its made.

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The Works
With over 300 UK stores and more than 40000 different products in store each year, The Works is Britain's top discount book store. A well known presence on the high street, The Works was founded in 1981 to bring affordable books to the public. It now offers a large range of exciting products, including arts and crafts products, toys, gifts and seasonal products, all at discounted prices, making it a superb place to find items for hobbies and gifts for all ages. The book selection includes children's books, fiction and non-fiction books on a wide range of subjects from food and drink and craft and DIY to entertainment, autobiographies and history. Art and crafts products range from children's craft sets to sewing materials and professional artists' brushes. As well as big brands, The Works also sells their own high quality branded products.
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