Even inventors have bad days. Take Thomas Edison for example, who revolutionized our world with the light bulb and the phonograph.  He also created a concrete piano and a machine to speak to the dead. Edison was not the only one to engineer a complete flop now and again; in fact, failure amid greatness is the norm – not the exception. From Alexander Graham Bell’s multi-nippled sheep to Leonardo da Vinci’s walk-on-water shoes, these ludicrous ideas will leave you with a smile on your face, and a new perspective on the meaning of success.    WE COVERED A PIANO WITH CONCRETE! Some photos are HERE    BUY a SIGNED COPY direct from author ORDER from amazon.com OR chapters.ca CHECK OUT   PUBLIC EVENTS LINK to PUBLISHER

TABLE OF CONTENTS (click on each title for description and photos) Great Inventors and Failure: An Introduction Understand Physics: Leonardo da Vinci’s Walk-on-Water Shoes Start with a Good Idea: James Watt’s Apparatus for Administering Medicinal Airs Write it Down: Robert Hooke’s Flying Machine Powered by Artificial Muscle Give People What They Want: Thomas Edison’s Concrete Piano Try Not to Be Too Weird: Nikola Tesla’s Earthquake Machine Don’t Kill Your Customers: Henry Ford’s Flipping Fordson Be on the Side of the Successful: George Washington Carver’s Miracle Peanut Cure Be Sure the Market Is Ready: Alexander Graham Bell’s Six-Nippled Sheep Have Adequate Funding: Elihu Thomson’s Quartz Telescope Mirror Pay Attention to Details: Danny Hillis’s Paint Can Robot Be Agreeable:  J. Walter Christie’s Flying Tank Make Sure You Aren’t the Only One Who Thinks It’s a Good Idea: George Davison’s Popcorn Volcano Please the Buyers and the Sellers: Jerome Lemelson’s Flying Balloon Stick to What You Know, Mostly: Stanley Mason’s Chinese Tallow Tree Plantation Avoid Accidents: Buckminster Fuller’s Fish-Shaped People Carrier Have Perfect Timing: Leo Szilard & Albert Einstein's Howling Refrigerator