The Big Book of Celebrity Inventions

By Mark Champkins and Peter Jones

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Ever wanted to see Harry Hill’s nuts? Fancy a cuppa with Karl Pilkington and his Clippable Coasters? Ever wondered how Michael Jackson defied gravity with his dance moves? Then read on!

Our nation’s best-loved celebrities, from Jamie Oliver to Harry Hill, the Stig to Sherrie Hewson, Karl Pilkington to Peter Jones, Ruby Wax and beyond, have been scratching their heads to come up with logic-defying, bizarre and random inventions to improve our lives.

From shrink rays to teleporters, foldable skis to airbags for clothes and a vacuum-cleaner that sucks away your wrinkles, you’ll be amazed by what these celebs have been dreaming up in their spare time!

The Big Book of Celebrity Inventions offers a fascinating, hilarious and utterly unique look at the extraordinary business of inventing, seen through the eyes of our favourite stars.

And there are even ones that work! For example:

• Did you know that Margaret Thatcher invented soft-scoop ice cream?
• That Prince invented a space-age musical keyboard?
• Or that Roald Dahl helped advances in neurosurgery?

From the ridiculous to the sublime and those that fail magnificently, one thing’s for certain: The Big Book of Celebrity Inventions is the ultimate celebration of oddness, originality and ingenuity, sure to fascinate, baffle and inspire you!

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins UK
• Release date: Oct 13, 2011
• ISBN: 9780007362776

Mark Champkins

Mark Champkins is a former British Inventor of the Year and currently runs Concentrate, a small business that designs and manufactures products to help children to focus in the classroom and get the most from their education. In 2010 he was appointed the Science Museum’s Inventor in Residence. In 2007 mark successfully pitched Concentrate on BBC Dragons’ Den and won investment from Peter Jones.

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Dedication

Foreword by Peter Jones

Part 1. Actors & Comedians

Karl Pilkington

Charlie Sheen

Steve McQueen

Harry Hill

Marlon Brando

Ruby Wax

Jamie Lee Curtis

Paul Newman

Part 2. Musicians & Directors

Michael Jackson

James Cameron

Nicola Roberts

Prince

Francis Ford Coppola

Eddie Van Halen

George Lucas

Part 3. TV Personalities

Jon Snow

Johnny Ball

Kirsten O’Brien

Suzi Perry

Peter Snow

Lisa Rogers

Part 4. Cooks & Showmen

Jamie Oliver

Heston Blum enthal

Harry Houdini

Charley Boorman

Uri Geller

Part 5. Artists, Designers & Writers

Roald Dahl

James Dyson

Andy Warhol

Orla Kiely

Walt Disney

Donatella Versace

Mark Twain

Paul Smith

Part 6. Business People & Public Figures

Peter Jones

Margaret Thatcher

Adam Balon

Abraham Lincoln

Martha Lane Fox

Simon Woodroffe

Prince Charles

Tony Benn

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