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Chargement... They All Laughed... From Light Bulbs to Lasers: The Fascinating Stories Behind the Great Inventions That Have Changed Ou (original 1992; édition 1993)par Ira Flatow
Information sur l'oeuvreThey All Laughed: From Light Bulbs to Lasers : The Fascinating Stories Behind the Great Inventions That Have Changed Our par Ira Flatow (1992)
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An enlightening and fun look at scientific discoveries and the often wacky and accidental ways in which they have led to some of the most important inventions--by award-winning journalist Ira Flatow. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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- Ben Franklin's kite was never struck by lightning.
- Western Union laughed at Bell when he offered them the telephone. They thought it was a trivial toy.
- A melted candy bar led to the invention of the microwave oven.
- Scientists bounced Silly Putty around the halls of their laboratory years before anyone thought to sell it.
- The paper industry never would have existed without the wasp.
- The idea of transmitting messages by light (e.g, laser) dates back to the 1880s when Bell designed a contraption called the photophone.
- When Remington introduced the first typewriter, people saw no practical use for it.
- Velcro is science imitating nature.
- Thomas Edison was not the first to invent the light bulb.