Mistakes that worked : 40 familiar inventions and how they came to be
Title
:
Mistakes that worked : 40 familiar inventions and how they came to be
Personal Author EPSB
:
Charlotte Foltz. Jones
Summary
:
Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.
Year Published
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1991
Physical Description
:
82 p. : col. ill. ; 20 cm.
Subject
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Inventions.
Added Author
:
O'Brien, John, 1953-
Summary
:
Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.
ISBN
:
9780385320436
Publisher
:
New York : Bantam Doubleday Dell, 1991.
| Library | Call Number | Type | Item Barcode | Status |
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| Institutional Services Schools | 609 JON | Book | 30706000434171 | Aspen Program Non-Fiction |