Refreshingly unpretentious autobiography of the man who invented the clockwork radio. Typical Secondary Modern fodder - hopeless at exams but 'good with his hands' - he made good, helped by a loving home, a somewhat obsessional personality, and a patient and encouraging dad (with a glorious workshop in his shed). Optimistic and strangely humbling.
(Kate Hobson - bwl 4 July 2000 ) |
