Reverend Guppy's Aquarium From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People

Name: Reverend Guppy's Aquarium From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People
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ISBN: 9781592403479

ISBN-10: 1592403476

ISBN-13: 9781592403479

Edition: 2008

Authors: Philip Dodd

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Whats in a name? For Philip Dodd, this question led to an international hunt for the best stories of eponymous heroes-- an extraordinarily diverse group of people with just one thing in common: by chance or deliberately, they have left their names deeply embedded in the language and consciousness of future generations. A few, such as instrument-maker Adolphe Sax, set out to achieve immortality. A handful Joseph-Ignace Guillotin, for example positively shunned the prospect. But the majority, like Joseph P. Frisbie or Ernst Grfenberg (the G in G- spot), simply had no idea that some strange quirk of their lives, work, or personalities would catapult them to fame, or that one day their…

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List price: $20.00
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
Publication date: 12/27/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 272
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.946
Language: English



Introduction



Joseph P. Frisbie and the Meaning of Pie



In Pataphonia with Adolphe Sax



The Whirl According to Roy Jacuzzi



A Hungarian in Buenos Aires: A Brief Birography



The Magnetic Appeal of Anton Mesmer



Jules Leotard, the Sultan of Swing



When Oscar Met Tony



Messrs. Bougainville, Dahl, Freese, Fuchs and Magnol: A Floral Tribute



A Soft Spot for Dr. Grafenberg



The Earl of Sandwich and a Small Slice of History



Driving Miss Mercedes



The Shadowy Life of Etienne de Silhouette



On the Trot with Harry Fox



Welcome to Maverick Country



The Reverend Guppy's Aquarium


Acknowledgments


Index