The Greatest Science Stories Never Told: 100 Tales Of Invention And Discovery To Astonish, Bewilder And Stupefy

Author: Rick Beyer

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Price : 39.99 NZD
ISBN : 9780061626968
Publisher : 9010000000000420996
Imprint : 9010000000000420996
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Weight (g) : 0.408
Publication date : 01 November 2009
Dimensions : 186mm X 184mm X 18mm
Produced in : United States
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100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy Meet the angry undertaker who gave us the push-button phone. Discover how modesty led to the invention of the stethoscope. Find out why Albert Einstein patented a refrigerator. Learn how a train full of trumpeters made science history.

Did you know about: The frustrated fashion designer who created the space suit? The gun-toting newspaperman who invented the parking meter? The midnight dreams that led to a Nobel Prize?

They're so good, you can't read just one!

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