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Can I read The Local Heroes: Book of British Ingenuity on EtoBox?
The Local Heroes: Book of British Ingenuity by Adam Hart-Davis and Paul Bader is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Local Heroes: Book of British Ingenuity about?
The stories of over 45 British pioneers of science, invention, and technology which often focus on the less well known aspects of renowned heroes such as Edward Jenner, Brunel and Florence Nightingale. Among the inventions covered are the kaleidoscope, the Ayrton fan, the equals sign and decimal point, swimming umbrellas and a mobile sheep-wash.
Who reads The Local Heroes: Book of British Ingenuity?
It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Adam Hart-Davis and Paul Bader
- Publisher
- Sutton Pub Ltd
- Published
- 1997
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780750914734
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Memoir, Engineering, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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