Eureka! The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World

Name: Eureka! The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World
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ISBN: 9780399535895

ISBN-10: 0399535896

ISBN-13: 9780399535895

Edition: 2010

Authors: Marlene Wagman-Geller

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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.

Book details

List price: $24.00
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 7/6/2010
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 272
Size: 5.47" wide x 8.23" long x 0.71" tall
Weight: 0.528