Eureka!: The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World
by Wagman-Geller, Marlene
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- ISBN 10
- 0399535896
- ISBN 13
- 9780399535895
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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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- Title
- Eureka!: The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World
- Author
- Wagman-Geller, Marlene
- Book Condition
- UsedAcceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- 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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