Bibliograph

Awesome accidents, 19 discoveries that changed the world, Soledad Romero Mariño, [illustrations by] Montse Galbany ; [translated by Howard Curtis]

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Awesome accidents, 19 discoveries that changed the world, Soledad Romero Mariño, [illustrations by] Montse Galbany ; [translated by Howard Curtis]

Language

eng

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Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Awesome accidents

Oclc number

1286847194

Responsibility statement

Soledad Romero Mariño, [illustrations by] Montse Galbany ; [translated by Howard Curtis]

Sub title

19 discoveries that changed the world

Summary

"AWESOME ACCIDENTS is a tribute to human trial and error. Microwave oven, Super Glue, X-rays, fireworks, and potato chips -- all of these clever creations were the result of an awesome accident. Discover the fantastic stories of the creative geniuses who transformed their mistakes, miscalculations, and mix-ups into these and many other outstanding inventions that improved our world -- and saved lives."--, Page 4 of cover

Table Of Contents

Coffee -- Fireworks -- Champagne -- The eraser -- The battery -- The safety match -- Potato chips -- Artifical dye -- X-rays -- Radioactivity -- Tarte tatin -- Plastic -- Penicillin -- The Big Bang theory -- Super glue -- Velcro -- The microwave oven -- Post-its -- Mapping the ocean currents

Target audience

juvenile

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Awesome accidents, nineteen discoveries that changed the world

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