{"product_id":"monturiols-dream","title":"Monturiol's Dream: The Extraordinary Story of the Submarine Inventor Who Wanted to Save the World","description":"Set in mid-19th century Barcelona, this is the remarkable story of an unlikely genius who went on to change the course of science and the development of an entire culture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMonturiol was not your usual submarine inventor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1856, when he first announced his underwater plans, he was already 37 yrs old, and his resume was not promising.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe had published a number of journals, all of which were now banned; he had helped to organise a radical political party, most of whose members were now in jail or exile; and he was currently wanted by the police.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the money ran low he took up portrait painting to make ends meet.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough time would eventually prove that his technological genius was in the global class, at the outset of his project he could offer no formal credentials in science of any sort.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHe taught himself everything he knew.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAuthor: Matthew Stewart\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eHardback: 404 Pages\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSKU: P5364","brand":"Boat books Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52955455488364,"sku":"P5364","price":20.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0946\/1920\/5996\/files\/Monturiols-dream-2-scaled-e1744330643442.jpg?v=1764755144","url":"https:\/\/www.boatbooks-aust.com.au\/products\/monturiols-dream","provider":"Boat books Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}