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Author Jones, Charlotte Foltz, author.

Title Mistakes that worked : the world's familiar inventions and how they came to be / Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien.

Edition [New edition]
Publication Info. New York : Delacorte Press, [2016]
Bookmark link: https://library.naperville-lib.org:444/record=b1771382~S1
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 Naper Blvd. Juvenile Nonfiction  J 609 JON    AVAILABLE
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Description x, 84 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Note "First edition."
Originally published: New York : Doubleday, 1991.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 78-80) and index.
Summary "Do you know how many things in your daily life were invented by accident? SANDWICHES came about when an English earl was too busy gambling to eat his meal and needed to keep one hand free. POTATO CHIPS were first cooked by a chef who was furious when a customer complained that his fried potatoes weren't thin enough. Coca-Cola, Silly Putty, and X rays have fascinating stories behind them too! Their unusual tales, and many more, along with hilarious cartoons and weird, amazing facts, make up this fun-filled book about everyday items that had surprisingly haphazard beginnings."-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Inventions -- Juvenile literature.
Inventions.
Genre Juvenile works.
Added Author O'Brien, John, 1953- illustrator.
ISBN 9780399552021 (hc)
0399552022 (hc)
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