{"product_id":"brilliantly-bad-inventions-so-terrible-theyre-good-hardcover","title":"Brilliantly Bad: Inventions So Terrible They're Good - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMark Tanner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Tanner grew up in Liverpool, where his father was constantly making things. Some of the things he made, such as a coffee pot stand fashioned from an old coat-hanger, Mark still has. Others, such as the bird feeding table designed to sit on top of their rotary washing line, he doesn't. Brought up in such an environment, he developed an appreciation and affection for a particular type of inventor's mindset from a young age. After a brief spell in academia, Mark worked in TV, making documentaries such as \u003cem\u003eHigh Anxieties: The Mathematics of Chaos and Dangerous Knowledge\u003c\/em\u003e - \u003cem\u003eThe Search for Infinity\u003c\/em\u003e for the BBC. In his spare time he writes and edits, including his new book \u003cem\u003eBrilliantly Bad\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as \u003cem\u003eGreat British Inventions\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Debt Generation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eWar Letters 1914-1918\u003c\/em\u003e. Mark currently lives quietly in Lancaster with his partner and daughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.81 x 8.6 x 5.62 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 02, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51772515451168,"sku":"9780008558659","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/559d2442d7a87d26950437fde0f39bb9.webp?v=1780407467","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/brilliantly-bad-inventions-so-terrible-theyre-good-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}