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Mistakes That Worked: 40 Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be Book

Mistakes That Worked : Paperback : Random House USA Inc : 9780385320436 : 0385320434 : 01 Jun 1994 : From Frisbees to X-Rays, Post-It Notes to penicillin, here are the fascinating stories behind the accidental inventions of 40 things, including Coca-Cola, potato chips, Silly Putty, the Slinky, and many other familiar items. An IRA/CBC Children's Choice. 40 full-color cartoons.Read More

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    Popsicles, potato chips, Silly Putty, Velcro, and many other familiar things have fascinating stories behind them. In fact, dozens of products and everyday items had surprisingly haphazard beginnings. Mistakes That Worked offers forty of these unusual tales, along with hilarious cartoons and weird and amazing facts. Readers will be surprised and inspired!

  • Product Description

    Piggy banks, silly putty, potato chips and frisbees are all things that were invented by mistake.

    Includes a bibliography. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice.

  • 0385320434
  • 9780385320436
  • Charlotte Foltz Jones
  • 1 June 1994
  • Doubleday Books for Young Readers
  • Paperback (Book)
  • 96
  • Reissue
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