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The Greatest Science Stories Never Told: 100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, and stupefy
The Greatest Science Stories Never Told 100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish bewilder and stupefy
Author: Rick Beyer
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.
  • ...  more »
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!
ISBN-13: 9780061626968
ISBN-10: 0061626961
Publication Date: 11/1/2009
Pages: 224
Rating:
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Publisher: Harper
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 3
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