Mistakes That Worked 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be,9780385320436

Mistakes That Worked 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be

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Edition: Revised
ISBN13: 9780385320436
ISBN10: 0385320434
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-05-01
Publisher(s): Delacorte Press
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Summary

Piggy banks, silly putty, potato chips and frisbees are all things that were invented by mistake. Includes a bibliography. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice.

Author Biography

CHARLOTTE FOLTZ JONES is the author of Only Child: Clues for Coping as well as over one hundred magazine pieces. She lives in the Boulder, Colorado. JOHN O'BRIEN is a staff artist for The New Yorker and has illustrated many children's books. He lives in New Jersey.

Table of Contents

Tummy Fillersp. 1
Brown 'n Serve Rollsp. 2
Cheesep. 2
Chocolate Chip Cookiesp. 5
Coca-Colap. 8
Doughnut Holesp. 10
Fudgep. 12
Ice Cream Conep. 13
Maple Syrupp. 15
Popsiclesp. 17
Potato Chipsp. 19
Sandwichesp. 20
Teap. 22
Tea Bagsp. 25
Doctor, Doctorp. 26
Aspirinp. 26
Dog Guides for Blind Peoplep. 28
Penicillinp. 30
X Raysp. 32
Fun, Fun, Funp. 35
The Frisbee Discp. 35
Piggy Bankp. 36
Silly Puttyp. 38
Slinkyp. 40
All Kinds of Accidental Thingsp. 41
Bricksp. 42
Glassp. 44
Glassblowingp. 44
Safety Glassp. 44
Ivory Soapp. 46
Paper Towelsp. 48
Post-it Notesp. 51
Vulcanization of Rubberp. 51
Scotchgardp. 55
Where in the Worldp. 56
Bangor, Mainep. 56
Jellico, Tennesseep. 58
Leaning Tower of Pisap. 58
Nome, Alaskap. 60
South Dakota: Jog in the Boundaryp. 62
What They Wearp. 66
Cinderella's Glass Slipperp. 66
VELCROp. 68
Leotardsp. 70
Levi's Jeansp. 71
Trouser Cuffsp. 72
The National Inventors Hall of Famep. 75
Selected Bibliographyp. 76
Indexp. 79
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