Clock This. My Life as an Inventor

Hardcover. First Edition. Clock This. This is the incredible story of the man who invented the award-winning clockwork radio, the stunningly simple idea that has revlutionised the lives of millions. Inspired by a television documentary on Aids in Africa, Trevor Baylis set about building a radio that could work wuithout electricty or batteries. His world-famous invention now sells at a rate of about 120,000 a month. But Bayliss has been inventing things nearly all his life and his ambition has always been to solve problems and help others. He is able to conjure technological marvels from bits and pieces lying around his Aladdin's Cave f a workshop and many of them have been devices which have helped the disabled to lead more enjouable and fulfilling lives. Whether talking about his childhood during the Blitz in London or his association with the 'speaking book', the author's infectious enthusiasm, dedication and humour shine through. Illustrated. 273 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. Academic and Scholarly books and Modern First Editions ,and all types of Educational Reference Literature.).…