This auction is for a Paperback copy of James May's 20th Century, 294 pages complete with colour and black and white photos. This book measures 19.5cm by 25.5m.

How much should you pay for a return trip to the moon?

Which was the most innovative car of the 20th century?

Did teenagers exist before 190? If not, who invented them?

How are Winnie the Pooh and the artificial heart related?

Why is Wolverhampton so important in the history of traffic lights?

James May's 20th Century answers all of these questions and many more. Exploring iconic themes of the last century: cars, flight, space, television, mechanised war, rock n roll, computers, spare part surgery, skyscrapers, electronic espionage… and also reveals why some innovations like the Zepplin, the Theremin, Concorde and the motorcycle side car struggled to stay the distance. It discovers tipping points – when technologies such as the car r internet become unstoppable – and gets to the nuts and bolts of remarkable inventions.

Packed with surprising statistics and intriguing facts, this is the ideal book for anyone who wants to know how stuff works and why some stuff didn’t make it.

Pick up is in Feilding.

Our ref: B1