Madness in the Making: The Triumphant Rise and Untimely Fall of America's Show Inventors
Lindsay, David
ISBN 10: 156836203X ISBN 13: 9781568362038
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Explores the history of inventions in the United States and discusses inventors who combined innovation with showmanship to capture the public's imagination
About the Author: In addition to Madness in the Making, David Lindsay has published several books, including; The Patent Files: Dispatches from the Frontiers of Invention, House of Invention: The Secret Life of Everyday Objects and Mayflower Bastard: A Stranger Among the Pilgrims. Lindsay also co-founded the music groups the Klezmatics and They Might Be Giants. He lives in New York City.
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Title: Madness in the Making: The Triumphant Rise ...
Publisher: Kodansha America Inc
Publication Date: 1997
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