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The Fickle Finger: An Inventors Lot

English

By (author): Martin Fone

Success is a slippery, fickle thing. How much is down to luck, being in the right place at the right time or knowing the right people, and how much to innate talent? Why are some people less successful than others? Taking as its frame of reference the stories of fifty inventors who lost out on the fame that their genius might otherwise have merited, The Fickle Finger examines some of the reasons why they have languished in obscurity for so long. It is a tale of prejudice, racial and sexual, societal pressures, deficiencies in the patent system, gross errors of judgment, and sheer bad luck. The pressures of battling the system sometimes led to madness, penury and even suicide.  
And along the way, there will be some surprises. Were the Wright Brothers really the first men to fly in a powered machine? Did Galileo really invent the telescope? Has a US President held a patent? How did Albert Einstein hope to improve upon the fridge? Why was Benjamin T Franklin denied a patent? Who gave away their invention for a lifetimes supply of chocolate?  
The answers to these questions and much more are to be found within this book. A lively, entertaining and light-hearted investigation into the components of success, it will give you plenty of food for thought. See more
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Product Details
  • Dimensions: 129 x 198mm
  • Publication Date: 28 Feb 2020
  • Publisher: Troubador Publishing
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9781838593117

About Martin Fone

Martin Fone since retiring after a career in the insurance industry has developed a secondary career writing and blogging. This is his fourth book. His last two books were Category Finalists in prestigious international book awards and he contributes regularly to Country Life Online.

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