{"product_id":"small-inventions-that-made-a-big-difference","title":"Small Inventions That Made a Big Difference","description":"Pockets, matches, spectacles, postage stamps.\nWhether 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.\nScience 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.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 1787397874\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: LFV.1787397874.VG\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Very Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Pilcher, Helen\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Book is in very good condition.  Clean with little to no signs of wear or markings highlights.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Books for Life","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46652687581381,"sku":"LFV.1787397874.VG","price":9.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/2914\/4773\/files\/1787397874-0.jpg?v=1785690493","url":"https:\/\/www.booksforlife.store\/products\/small-inventions-that-made-a-big-difference","provider":"Books for Life","version":"1.0","type":"link"}