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Behind the Scenes at Scrapheap Challenge by Robert Llewellyn (Channel 4 Books, 2001)
Packed with off-camera incident and fascinating insights for the Scrapheap enthusiast.
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Chambers Materials Science and Technology Dictionary edited by Peter Walker (Chambers, 1993)
Covers all kinds of materials, processes and properties.
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The Greatest Inventions of the Past 2000 Years edited by John Brockman (Phoenix Press, March 2001)
More than 100 scientists make their nomination for the most important invention of the past 2000 years.
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Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors Volume 1-4 by Franklin Day Jones, John A Newell, Holbrook L Horton (Industrial Press, 1967)
Mechanical devices, how they work, and how to use them.
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Practical Electronics for Inventors by Paul Scherz (McGraw-Hill Publishing Company, 1999)
A step-by-step approach requiring no background in electronics.
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A Suspiciously Simple History of Science and Invention (Without the Boring Bits) by John Farman (Macmillan Children's Books, 1994)
A light-hearted but fascinating overview for the younger armchair inventor.
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What the World Needs Now: A resource book for daydreamers, frustrated inventors, cranks, efficiency experts, utopians, gadgeteers, tinkerers and just about everybody else by Steven M Johnson (Ten Speed Press, March 2001)
A thought-provoking sideways look at the world of the inventor.
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