Dating back to colonial days, Australia has a long history of inventiveness.

This is an account of people who came up with ideas to make life better, easier or more efficient, and fought through many obstacles to make them happen. From the days of farming implements to scientific breakthroughs, from harvesters to bionic ears, from the lone inventor to the laboratories of the CSIRO, this book details how Australian inventions impacted on the world.

These are the Inventions & Innovations that made Australia.