Great Invention Fails
Without inventors, we wouldn't have cars, airplanes, or light bulbs. Inventors build devices that make our lives better. But not all inventions succeed. In fact, the history of inventions is filled with missteps and blunders. Learn about the biggest goofs—from flying cars to Smell-O-Vision. Discover how invention mistakes have also led to brand-new products, such as Bubble Wrap and sticky notes.

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Great Invention Fails
Without inventors, we wouldn't have cars, airplanes, or light bulbs. Inventors build devices that make our lives better. But not all inventions succeed. In fact, the history of inventions is filled with missteps and blunders. Learn about the biggest goofs—from flying cars to Smell-O-Vision. Discover how invention mistakes have also led to brand-new products, such as Bubble Wrap and sticky notes.

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Great Invention Fails

Great Invention Fails

by Barbara Krasner
Great Invention Fails

Great Invention Fails

by Barbara Krasner

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Overview

Without inventors, we wouldn't have cars, airplanes, or light bulbs. Inventors build devices that make our lives better. But not all inventions succeed. In fact, the history of inventions is filled with missteps and blunders. Learn about the biggest goofs—from flying cars to Smell-O-Vision. Discover how invention mistakes have also led to brand-new products, such as Bubble Wrap and sticky notes.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781541589292
Publisher: Lerner Publishing Group
Publication date: 01/01/2020
Series: Searchlight Books T - Celebrating Failure
Pages: 32
Product dimensions: 6.80(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Lexile: 840L (what's this?)
Age Range: 8 - 10 Years

About the Author

Barbara Krasner publishes the popular blog, The Whole Megillah: The Writer's Resource for Jewish-Themed Story. She is the author of many articles, short stories, poems, and books. She lives in New Jersey and teaches in the English and History departments of New Jersey colleges and universities.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Bubble Trouble 4

Chapter 2 Sticky Business 11

Chapter 3 Dye Job 18

Chapter 4 The Car Of Tomorrow 24

Glossary 30

Learn More about Invention Fails 31

Index 32

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