Patents – The Most Genius Inventions
Inventions fascinate everyone. To ensure that no one copies what you have developed, you need a patent! The idea must be formulated, put down on paper and submitted to the Patent Office. There, they check whether the invention is truly new and works. It doesn’t have to make sense, which is why there are all sorts of bizarre patents. For example, the unicycle.
In short chapters, the book presents exciting patents: milestones in human history (e.g. the automobile), things that make everyday life easier (e.g. the folded teabag) and even some crazy ones (e.g. the moustache guard). This gives rise to stories about ingenuity, progress, about us humans and how we organise our lives together.
To be published in 2028 by Carlsen Publishing House
Karen Exner is a German artist living in Berlin and Munich. She works on various freelance projects, collaborations and commissions for visual art, illustration and animation. For that purpose she has developed a unique “scratching” illustration style. Her debut picture book, “Hüte”/“Hats”, was published in 2024, has won several awards and was nominated for the German Youth Literature Prize.
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exner.karen@gmail.com
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