Horribly Famous: Inventors and their Bright Ideas

You’ve probably heard of a few inventors and their bright ideas…

• Alexander Graham Bell and his telephone
• George Stevenson and his Rocket (which was really a train)
• John Logie Baird and his television.

But did you know that…

• Bell didn’t invent the phone, but he did make a weird machine out of hay and a human ear
• Stevenson didn’t invent the train, but he did spend a lot of time collecting gas in bladders
• Baird’s telly was useless, and so were his thermostatic socks?

Yes, even though they’re dead, inventors are still full of surprises – and you can meet ten of history’s barmiest bright sparks in here. Get the inside story from their long-lost notebooks, read the newspapers as their groundbreaking inventions hit the headlines, and discover the stories behind some of the greatest ideas in the world!