{"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\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Welbeck Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/05\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781787397873\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.05lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.60h x 5.40w x 1.30d","brand":"Helen Pilcher","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40941910196405,"sku":"9781787397873","price":16.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_22debe92-4eda-4002-b293-2c8e77c14b98.jpg?v=1630994999","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/small-inventions-that-made-a-big-difference-9781787397873","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}