Do you ever wonder where the stuff around you all came from? No, not from eBay. I mean, who had the amazing idea of making a mobile phone or the annoying idea of building a school? For example, did you know that Velcro was invented by a dog and WiFi by a movie star? (Spoiler alert - it wasn’t Zendaya.) In the fourth laugh-out-loud book from Adam Kay and Henry Paker, you’ll learn all about the coolest, grossest and most ridiculous inventions in the world. You’ll meet the queen who used the first ever toilet, learn why margarine used to be full of maggots and find out why Ancient Greeks wiped their bums on dinner plates. Oh, and hopefully some slightly more useful facts as well... An A to Kay to Z of the random, ridiculous and revolutionary inventions that changed our lives. (And some that definitely didn't . . .) Praise for Kay's Anatomy: 'An enjoyably gross look at the human body. Hours of gruesome fun guaranteed' i 'Like listening to a teacher who makes pupils fall about' Sunday Times 'Totally brilliant!' Jacqueline Wilson 'Fun and informative' Malorie Blackman 'Very funny - this exciting book is bound to inspire the next generation of medics' Sunday Express Praise for Kay's Marvellous Medicine: 'A ridiculously funny read that will delight, gross out and educate all at the same time' Independent 'Educational and entertaining. It should be on the national curriculum!' Harry Hill 'Completely marvellous and very funny' BookTrust

アダム・ケイが描くのは、単なる発明の歴史ではありません。それは人間の好奇心と「おかしな失敗」が織りなす、壮大な知のエンターテインメントです。元医師という経歴がもたらす鋭い観察眼と、冷笑的かつ温かいユーモアは、無機質な知識を「生きた物語」へと昇華させます。あえて泥臭い人間味を浮き彫りにする語り口は、彼の文学的な真骨頂と言えるでしょう。 本書の真のテーマは、正解のない世界を突き進む人間の不屈のエネルギーです。ベルクロやWi-Fiがいかに偶然と奇抜な発想から生まれたかを知ることで、読者は既成概念を疑う喜びを追体験します。文字が躍動し、知的好奇心を強烈に刺激するこの作品は、単なる雑学本を超え、未来を創造する次世代への熱いエールとなっています。