Jay Bennett

Ben Ikenson

For the curious and the creators, Ingenious Patents tells the fascinating history of the inventors and their creations that have changed our world. Discover some of the most innovative of the 6.5 million patents that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted since Thomas Jefferson issued the first one in 1790. Revised and reformatted from the original 2004 edition, Ingenious Patents presents each device along with background about the inventor, interesting sidebars and history, and an excerpt from the original patent application. Author Jay Bennet has also written 15 new entries, everything from iPhones to 3G wireless to CRISPR gene editing. Liberally sprinkled throughout are patent diagrams created by the inventors annotated to show exactly how each item works. Entries include creative commercial successes in fields as diverse as medicine, aeronautics, computing, agriculture, and consumer goods. Readers are certain to find a topic of interest here, whether it is the history behind the patent for a Pez dispenser, cathode ray tube, kitty litter, DNA fingerprinting, or the design of a Fender Stratocaster guitar.

Bubble Wrap, Barbed Wire, Bionic Eyes, and Other Pioneering Inventions

Ingenious Patents

How to do things that professional daredevils do.

How to Parachute Off a Building, Walk on Hot Coals, Eat Live Scorpion, Swallow a Sword, and Dozens of Other Things that Professional Daredevils Do

The Daredevil's Manual

Packed with dozens of outrageous stunts, The Daredevil's Manual is a practical guide that unlocks the secrets of the bravest (and craziest) antics anyone could hope to get up to. Impress your friends by eating 50 hot dogs in 12 minutes, lifting anvils with your ears, walking on hot coals and swallowing a sword. If that seems a little tame, the truly insane will welcome the opportunity to learn how to wear a 10,000 bee beard, eat a live scorpion and ? for an encore ? hammer a nail into their nose. For those who enjoy living life without serious injury, simply reading the book is enough, with tongue in cheek instructions and step-by-step illustrations showing every gruesome move. Danger: this book could seriously damage your health

Ben Ikenson

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