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2 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
nice book
This book makes a nice coffee table book. Full of interesting trivia and nice photos.
Published on November 17, 2001
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Too many errors
I love to read non-fiction such as this and to learn things about the history of technology. Unfortunately, James Dyson's A History of Great Inventions is fraught with errors. What good is a book of supposed history if it all becomes suspect? If the simple facts are wrong, how do I know if the less simple ones are correct? An example: On page 155, Mr Dyson...
Published on January 8, 2005 by E
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3 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Too many errors,
By E "T" (USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: James Dyson's History of Great Inventions (Paperback)
I love to read non-fiction such as this and to learn things about the history of technology. Unfortunately, James Dyson's A History of Great Inventions is fraught with errors. What good is a book of supposed history if it all becomes suspect? If the simple facts are wrong, how do I know if the less simple ones are correct?
An example: On page 155, Mr Dyson states that the Panama Canal opened in 1937. This is 23 years after the fact. Some things are arguable, such as the first machine that could be christened a computer, but some things simply aren't. Dyson's book gets too many things wrong to make it anything but a very frustrating read. I recommend avoiding this book entirely.
2 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
nice book,
By A Customer
This review is from: A History of Great Inventions (Hardcover)
This book makes a nice coffee table book. Full of interesting trivia and nice photos.
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A History of Great Inventions by James Dyson (Hardcover - October 10, 2001)
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