Mistakes that worked
By: Charlotte Foltz Jones ; illustrated by John O'Brien.
Contributors: O'Brien, John, 1953- ill.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 78
Subjects: Inventions -- Juvenile literature.; Inventions.
Description: Presents the stories behind forty things that were invented or named by accident, including aspirin, X-rays, frisbees, silly putty, and velcro.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 76-78) and index.
"A Doubleday Book for Young Readers."