FOR many amateur inventors, the original idea came as a fluke.

Its central character, Charles Lang, is a young amateur inventor, who designs an engine that runs on water.

The book profiles amateur inventors from across New Zealand.

He is a skilled amateur inventor, but many of his creations do not work out as planned.

An enthusiastic, amateur inventor, he has many weird and wonderful creations!

An amateur inventor, he took out 20 to 30 patents although his inventions proved far more profitable to others than to himself.

It was a good idea for these amateur inventors to submit a model with a brief explanation or drawing of it.

The inventions often come from amateur inventors who noticed problems that children were having.

His father was a metal fitter (and an amateur inventor) employed in the railroad workshops.

Mr. Spector makes it clear that most amateur inventors have a difficult road.