When Leonardo da Vinci sketched ideas for the tank, car, helicopter, glider, parachute, submarine, lift and telescope, over 500 years ago, he was considered a dreamer. Or even crazy.

Today he is understood to be a genius, ahead of his time. This book collects ancient and modern inventions. Some are revolutionary, others comical, others were simply impossible. But each of them testifies to the extraordinary imaginations of their inventors.

You will find here a flying bicycle, bubble telegraph, passenger clouds and passenger birds, mechanical chess players, a water clock, a concentration hood and many more incredible ideas.

Book Features:

• Witty, richly coloured drawings and concise, accessible descriptions. 

• Entertains, amazes and teaches. 

• From the creators of the international bestseller Maps. 

• A mix of diagrams, information and comic scenes to spark the reader’s imagination.