The Greatest Science Stories Never Told: 100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy
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...
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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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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780061626968 (0061626961)
Publish date: 2009-11-03
Publisher: Harper
Pages no: 214
Edition language: English
Eh, not really. I'd heard of a few of these before, specifically the one about the creator of Wonder Woman and the lie detector. That doesn't stop this from being a good read though. With each story taking up no more than one 2-page spread (including photos and illustrations), this is science at...
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