Download or read book Eureka written by Gavin Weightman and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2015-01-01 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: While the discoveries of scientists have provided vital knowledge which has made innovation possible, it is more often than not the amateur who enjoys the "eureka moment" when an invention works for the first time. Weightman tells fascinating stories of struggle, rivalry, and the ingenuity of both famous inventors and hundreds of forgotten people, and offers a fresh take on the making of our modern world.