Mad Science Einstein's Fridge, Dewar's Flask, Mach's Speed, and 362 Other Inventions and Discoveries That Made Our World

Name: Mad Science Einstein's Fridge, Dewar's Flask, Mach's Speed, and 362 Other Inventions and Discoveries That Made Our World
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ISBN: 9780316208192

ISBN-10: 0316208191

ISBN-13: 9780316208192

Edition: 2012

Authors: Randy Alfred

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365 days of inventions, discoveries, science, and technology, from the editors ofWiredMagazine.On January 30, Rubik applied for a patent on his cube (1975). On the next day, 17 years earlier, the first U.S. Satellite passed through the Van Allen radiation belt. On March 17, the airplane "black box" made its maiden voyage (1953). And what about today? Every day of the year has a rich scientific and technological heritage just waiting to be uncovered, andWired's top-flight science-trivia book MAD SCIENCE collects them chronologically, from New Year's Day to year's end, showing just how entertaining, wonderful, bizarre, and relevant science can be.In 2010,Wired's popular "This Day in Tech"…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Little Brown & Company
Publication date: 11/13/2012
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 400
Size: 5.75" wide x 8.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.078
Language: English