They Laughed at Galileo: How the Great Inventors Proved Their Critics Wrong

by Albert Jack

Book Overview

A humorous account of great inventors and their critics who predicted failure. They Laughed at Galileo takes a humorous and reflective look at one thousand years of the development of humankind: those who dreamt, those who taught, those who opposed, and those who, ultimately, did. At some point in modern history, each and every one of our inventions and discoveries was first envisioned and then developed by a single person, or a handful of people,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1629147583
• ISBN13: 9781629147581
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.9" x 7.9"