{"product_id":"small-inventions-that-made-a-big-difference-9781787397873","title":"Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether 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 \u003cb\u003eHelen Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePilcher, Helen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Pilcher\u003c\/b\u003e is a tea-drinking, biscuit-nibbling science and comedy writer with a PhD in Neuroscience. Her recent popular science book, \u003ci\u003eLife Changing - How Humans are Altering Life on Earth\u003c\/i\u003e, was shortlisted for the 2020 Wainwright Prize for Writing on Global Conservation. Her debut book, \u003ci\u003eBring Back the King: the New Science of De-extinction\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected as a BBC Radio 2 Fact Not Fiction Book Choice. It was described by comedian Sara Pascoe as \"science at its funniest\".\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"","brand":"Welbeck Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50670301348114,"sku":"9781787397873","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_78e529f9-53bd-4e0f-b848-17187be788d5.jpg?v=1733775714","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/small-inventions-that-made-a-big-difference-9781787397873","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}