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E-mail Message: I thought you might be interested in this item at http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/25834706 Title: They all laughed-- : from light bulbs to lasers, the fascinating stories behind the great inventions that have changed our lives Author: Ira Flatow Publisher: New York : HarperCollins, ©1992. ISBN/ISSN: 006016445X 9780060164454 OCLC:25834706

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They all laughed-- : from light bulbs to lasers, the fascinating stories behind the great inventions that have changed our lives

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They all laughed-- : from light bulbs to lasers, the fascinating stories behind the great inventions that have changed our lives

Author:	Ira Flatow
Publisher:	New York : HarperCollins, ©1992.
Edition/Format:	Book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
Summary:	From light bulbs to lasers--the fascinating stories behind the great inventions that have changed our lives.
Rating:	based on 1 rating(s) 0 with reviews - Be the first.
Subjects	Inventions -- History. Uitvindingen.
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Additional Physical Format:	Online version: Flatow, Ira. They all laughed-- New York : HarperCollins, c1992 (OCoLC)681722572
Document Type:	Book
All Authors / Contributors:	Ira Flatow Find more information about:
ISBN:	006016445X 9780060164454
OCLC Number:	25834706
Description:	xv, 238 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 22 cm.
Contents:	1. Franklin, the Modern Prometheus -- 2. Whose Light Bulb? Edison in a New Light -- 3. The War of the Currents, or Let's "Westinghouse" Him -- 4. You Press the Button, We Do the Rest -- 5. The Blendor That Conquered Polio -- 6. From a Melted Candy Bar to Microwaves -- 7. Fax: The Priest and the Pendulum -- 8. How Not to Invent the Telephone, or Why Western Union Didn't Become Ma Bell -- 9. Who Really invented Television? -- 10. John Logie Baird: The Scotsman Who Almost Won the TV Race -- 11. Xerox: The Machine No One Wanted -- 12. Laser: The Atomic Radio-Light -- 13. Velcro: Improving on Nature -- 14. Teflon: The Top-Secret Discovery -- 15. Nylon: The Hit of the '39 World's Fair -- 16. Vaseline: Wonder Jelly From Oil Fields -- 17. Synthetic Sweeteners: All by Accident -- 18. Silly Putty: Science's Goofiest Discovery -- 19. The Computer That Saved D-Day -- 20. The Submarine: Made in New Jersey -- 21. The Dream That Won the Battle of Britain -- 22. The Typewriter: The Invention No Office Wanted -- 23. The Wasp That Changed the World -- 24. The First Video Game: If You Build It They Will Come -- Epilogue: Who's Laughing Now?
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From light bulbs to lasers--the fascinating stories behind the great inventions that have changed our lives.

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