An inspiring book for would be inventors who think they could be the next Thomas Alva Edison. Baylis traces an eventful life from childhood during the London Blitz to his hilarious adventures as an underwater stunt man. He recounts in detail the pit falls awaiting the tyro inventor and explains how he invented his clock work radio after watching a TV programme on the spread of the AIDS epidemic. Baylis is not only a brilliant inventor he also proves himself here to be a clever and witty writer. This is a book that demands to be read at one sitting and should be on the Christmas list for everyone's favourite relative.
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