The Toaster Project: or A Heroic Attempt to Build a Simple Electric Appliance from Scratch

How hard do you think it is to smelt iron? Make plastic? Create wiring? Thwaites's simple goal—to make himself a cheap mechanical toaster—ends up a frequently frustrating and hilarious look at just how far we are from being able to manufacture the everyday items we take for granted.

• Nonfiction
• Outstanding Books for the College Bound and Lifelong Learners 2014
• ISBN: 9781568989976