For Your Eyes Only (2012)
“Not just material things (though Bond certainly appreciated those), but things that did things, for the 1950s was the great age of the machine: cars, domestic appliances, trains, planes, space-saving devices; machines to make life easier, faster and also, in the case of ever more sophisticated weapons, shorter. This was an age when domestic appliances – food mixers, teasmaids, televisions, fridges – were arriving in British homes in ever-increasing numbers.
Fleming adored gadgets. He was foreve...r on the lookout for new inventions and new ideas, an interest reflected in his growing book collection with its emphasis on inventions and ideas that changed the world. When he took over the Atticus column at the Sunday Times, he rather pointedly changed the title from ‘People’ to ‘People and Things’. His love of cars was legendary and, occasionally, life-threatening. In his flat in Ebury Street he created a custom-made hatch, to enable the maid to serve food without being seen; in his bathroom, declaring a deep aversion to baths, he installed a modern shower (then a rarity) and a special soap dispenser.MoreLess
Fleming adored gadgets. He was foreve...r on the lookout for new inventions and new ideas, an interest reflected in his growing book collection with its emphasis on inventions and ideas that changed the world. When he took over the Atticus column at the Sunday Times, he rather pointedly changed the title from ‘People’ to ‘People and Things’. His love of cars was legendary and, occasionally, life-threatening. In his flat in Ebury Street he created a custom-made hatch, to enable the maid to serve food without being seen; in his bathroom, declaring a deep aversion to baths, he installed a modern shower (then a rarity) and a special soap dispenser.MoreLess
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