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The Black Book by Noah Charney
Estimated delivery 3-12 business days
Format Hardcover
Condition Brand New
Description We came across hundreds of inventions that were genius, curious, or surprising, but unfortunately, never became part of our life. We decided to shed some light on them and create The Black Book. We didn't just make this book an encyclopedia of those inventions; we also tried to imagine what the world would be like with them.
Publisher Description
The Black Book: The Ultimate Guide to Alternative Inventions is an illustrated book about inventions that almost changed the world - but didn' brings together unusual machines, ambitious prototypes, and strange engineering ideas that were once taken seriously: flying tanks, floating tunnels, collapsible aircraft carriers, armored vehicles, and other concepts that now feel almost fictional, even though they were book looks at why these ideas appeared, what their inventors were trying to solve, how the inventions worked, and why they never became part of everyday life. Some were too expensive, some too complicated, some arrived too early, and some were simply too strange for their than treating them as failures, the book presents them as part of the wider story of innovation. Many of these inventions reveal genuine imagination, technical skill, and a willingness to experiment at the edge of what seemed invention is brought to life with detailed hand-drawn illustrations, based on patents, photographs, and historical references. The result is a book about engineering curiosity, forgotten ideas, and the strange beauty of things that almost existed.
Details
- ISBN-13 9798999340344
- Title The Black Book
- Author Noah Charney
- Format Hardcover
- Year 2026
- Pages 316
- Publisher Hungry Minds
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