Product Description

A record of the stories of 50 pioneers of science, invention, and technology divided into categories such as wind and weather, food and drink, amazing machines and building blocks and roads. BBC2 covers the subjects in its series by the same name during the winter of 1998.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #746864 in Books
• Published on: 1998-08-20
• Format: Illustrated
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

Customer Reviews

More Local Heroes
Having bought '100 Local Heroes' I thought I would buy 'More Local Heroes' to read about a further 54 scientists, boffins and inventors. I was greatly disappointed to find that most, if not all, additional heroes were to be found in the original 100 Local Heroes - there are no 'More' as the title suggests. Having said that the book is well written and you can hear Adam Hart-Davies' voice and enthusiasm in the text. I would avoid this book purely because it contains less heroes than the first title and is somewhat more expensive.

A prequel, not a sequel to "100 Local Heroes".
This book (published 1998) is a sequel to "The Local Heroes Book of British Ingenuity" (published 1997), not a sequel to "100 Local Heroes" (published 1999) as another reviewer mistakenly believed. The "100 Local Heroes" book would appear to be a compilation of both earlier titles and is clearly the one to buy!