
Atom Bomb to Santa Claus
What Have the Americans Ever Done for Us?
by Trevor Homer
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Pub Date Nov 29 2018 | Archive Date Feb 18 2019
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Description
A fascinating celebration of America’s greatest innovators and inventions.
Three cheers for the ingenious, inventive, United States of America!
From the kitchen to the office to outer space, America has been at the forefront of the advances of the human race for the last two centuries. It's given birth to more new products, devices, medicines, leisure pursuits, sports, musical genres, and vehicles than any other country or people ancient or modern. More Nobel prize winners come from these shores than the next five countries combined.
Atom Bomb to Santa Claus celebrates the country's pioneering drive by describing some of its greatest innovations and some of its greatest – and most surprising – inventors. It challenges the imagination to know that the same country that gave the world the artificial heart and e-mail, also originated sliced bread and Chinese fortune cookies. Guaranteed to entertain and enlighten, Atom Bomb to Santa Claus is an amazing chronicle of some of America's most important and imaginative creations.
Advance Praise
Praise for The Book of Origins:
Intriguing nuggets are to be found within the pages of Trevor Homer’s new book.
Glasgow Evening Times
Everything had to begin somewhere, and Trevor Homer reveals the truth about the origins of what surrounds us is a lot stranger than we might imagine.
The Independent
A new book fills in the blanks in the history of foods, drinks, and gadgets we can’t do without. Trevor Homer’s The Book of Origins reveals how the Romans – and inventors through the centuries – came up with the ideas that shaped modern life.
Daily Star
Weird book charting where everything comes from. Great for one-upmanship in the pub.
Nuts
Trevor Homer’s fascinating work is an exploration of the origins of – well – everything. This extraordinary and fascinating potpourri of information is a tribute to the visionaries who helped shape the world we live in today.
The Good Book Guide
Just the book to give you some boredom-buster topics of conversation.
With Kids
Trevor Homer sets out to discover how much of what we take for granted, actually came about.
The Weekly News
A perfect volume for dipping into.
Sandwell Chronicle
Things we take for granted now all had to start somewhere and this fascinating new book by Trevor Homer traces their origins.
Eastern Daily Press
Available Editions
EDITION | Paperback |
ISBN | 9781786080820 |
PRICE | £9.99 (GBP) |
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