eureka - the surprising stories behind the ideas that shaped the world
by wagman-geller, marlene
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- Paperback
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0399535896
- ISBN 13
- 9780399535895
- Seller
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RIVER FALLS, Wisconsin, United States
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Synopsis
The fascinating inspirations behind common inventions and creations- from Barbie to Sweet and Low to Mt. Rushmore. The slinky was born aboard a World War II ship. The Barbie doll was inspired by a German sex toy. Weight Watchers began with a Jewish housewife in Queens, New York. Eureka! explores the fascinating stories behind these famous creations and many others-from blue jeans to the Taj Mahal to Mickey Mouse-detailing the relationships between inspirations and their inventors. Readers will delight in the intriguing-and sometimes surprising-origins behind the ideas that have shaped the world.
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- Bookseller
- Sixth Chamber Used Books/Fox Den Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1567437
- Title
- eureka - the surprising stories behind the ideas that shaped the world
- Author
- wagman-geller, marlene
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0399535896
- ISBN 13
- 9780399535895
- Publisher
- Perigee Trade
- Place of Publication
- U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- 2010-07
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