{"product_id":"9781787397873","title":"Small Inventions that Made a Big Difference","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor:  Pilcher, Helen \u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch4\u003eTechnology, engineering, agriculture\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003ch5\u003ePublished on 19 August 2021 by Welbeck Publishing Group in the United Kingdom.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback | 320 pages, 50 b\u0026amp;w illus\u003cbr\u003e144 x 225 x 32 | 462g\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h5\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps. Whether it's the stitches that hold our clothes together or the syringes that deliver life-saving vaccines, small things really do make a big difference. Yet these modest but essential components of everyday life are often overlooked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScience and comedy writer Helen Pilcher shares the unexpected stories of 50 humble innovations  from the accidental soldering of two bits of metal that created the pacemaker, to the eighteenth-century sea captain whose ingenious invention paved the way for the filming of Star Wars  and celebrates the joy of the small yet mighty.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"HUNTS BOOKSHOP LTD","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43319763501296,"sku":"9781787397873","price":16.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0514\/8635\/9739\/files\/9781787397873.jpg?v=1713548259","url":"https:\/\/huntsbookshop.pro\/products\/9781787397873","provider":"Hunt's Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}