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Nostalgia Nerd's Gadgets, Gizmos & Gimmicks
- Author
- Peter Leigh
- Narrator
- Peter Leigh
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Publish Date
- 13 October 2022
- Run Time
- 4 hours 13 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
From the Teasmade to the TomTom, mankind has been on a constant hunt for gimmicks that make life easier, faster and more entertaining, and as yesterday's 'must-haves' become today's museum pieces, there's no better time to take a nostalgic trip through tech's back catalogue.
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- Author
- Peter Leigh
- Narrator
- Peter Leigh
- Duration
- 4 hours 13 minutes
- Release Date
- 13 October 2022
- ISBN
- 9781781578759
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Octopus
- Genre
- Impact of science and technology on society, Technology: general issues, History of engineering and technology
Synopsis
In this eagerly-awaited new book from the author of the best-selling Nostalgia Nerd's Retro Tech, Peter Leigh takes a fun, informative and irreverent romp through the history of more than forty pieces of personal tech, charting the successes, failures and oddities from over five decades of our obsession with gadgetry.From the Teasmade to the TomTom, mankind has been on a constant hunt for gimmicks that make life easier, faster and more entertaining, and as yesterday's 'must-haves' become today's museum pieces, there's no better time to take a nostalgic trip through tech's back catalogue.
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