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

Author(s): BookSource Staff (Compiled by); Charlotte Foltz Jones

Science & Technology

Presents the stories behind 40 things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and Velcro.


Product Information

General Fields

  • : 9780785735007
  • : Turtleback Books
  • : Turtleback
  • : 01 May 1994
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : BookSource Staff (Compiled by); Charlotte Foltz Jones
  • : Hardback
  • : 609