Extraordinary stories behind the invention of ordinary things
By: Don L. Wulffson ; illustrated by Roy Doty.
Contributors: Doty, Roy, 1922-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Lothrop, Lee & Shepard Books
Published: 1981
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 96
Subjects: Inventions -- History -- Juvenile literature.; Inventions -- History.
Description: Traces the origin or invention of 28 common, everyday items, such as shopping carts, jigsaw puzzles, frozen foods, zippers, safety pins, vacuum cleaners, and rubber bands.
Notes: On spine: The invention of ordinary things.