Arthur Bishop is a world-class international inventor, a consummate thinker and a passionate dreamer, yet few of his countrymen have ever heard his name. Driven by ideas: The story of Arthur Bishop, a great Australian inventor is an account of this extraordinary man's life and work, as well as an exploration of what it is to be an inventor. Arthur Bishop's life is a classic David and Goliath story: time and time again we see the headstrong, charismatic, lone inventor pitted against the big guns in struggles important for all Australians to understand - for the ethics involved, the price paid, the mistakes made, the courage of the fight, the commitment to the ideal and the satisfaction of the triumphs. Driven by ideas is not only the story of Arthur Bishop; it is also a biography of an idea, Bishop's mechanical magnum opus: variable ratio steering. This book becomes an edifying account of what an inventor does to develop an idea, as well as the obstacies that must be overcome in order for that idea to come to fruition. Arthur Bishop's story is one that all Australians should know.
Clare Brown takes readers on Bishop's journey, from the Sydney suburb of Roseville to a transatlantic life of ideas and inventions. Driven by ideas offers a unique insight into the complex personality of a brilliant man - still thinking, arguing and creating into his eighties - as inventive engineer, reformer, philosopher, true patriot, diarist, surfer, husband and father.
- ISBN10 0868406775
- ISBN13 9780868406770
- Publish Date 1 February 2003
- Publish Status Inactive
- Out of Print 3 November 2011
- Publish Country AU
- Imprint UNSW Press
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 272
- Language English