# Brilliantly Bad: Inventions So Terrible They're Good - Hardcover

by **Mark Tanner** (Author)

### Author Biography

Mark Tanner grew up in Liverpool, where his father was constantly making things. Some of the things he made, such as a coffee pot stand fashioned from an old coat-hanger, Mark still has. Others, such as the bird feeding table designed to sit on top of their rotary washing line, he doesn't. Brought up in such an environment, he developed an appreciation and affection for a particular type of inventor's mindset from a young age. After a brief spell in academia, Mark worked in TV, making documentaries such as _High Anxieties: The Mathematics of Chaos and Dangerous Knowledge_ - _The Search for Infinity_ for the BBC. In his spare time he writes and edits, including his new book _Brilliantly Bad_, as well as _Great British Inventions_, _The Debt Generation_ and _War Letters 1914-1918_. Mark currently lives quietly in Lancaster with his partner and daughter.

**Dimensions:** 0.81 x 8.6 x 5.62 IN

**Publication Date:** May 02, 2023

## Details

- **Price:** 24.99 USD
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- **Type:** Books
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