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Eureka! - The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World (Paperback) Loot Price: R510
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Eureka! - The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World (Paperback): Marlene Wagman-Geller

Eureka! - The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World (Paperback)

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.

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Imprint: Perigee Books,U.S.
Country of origin: United States
Release date: July 2010
First published: July 2010
Authors: Marlene Wagman-Geller
Dimensions: 210 x 140 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 259
ISBN-13: 978-0-399-53589-5
Categories: Books > Professional & Technical > Technology: general issues > Inventions & inventors
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > Reference works > General
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LSN: 0-399-53589-6
Barcode: 9780399535895

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