The Reverend Guppy's Aquarium
Subtitle: From Joseph Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Itemswere Named for Extraordinary People
Publisher: Gotham; Gotham Books
Published: December 27, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9781592403479
Subjects: English Etymology; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Language; Etymology; Language Arts & Disciplines / Etymology; Form - Essays; English language; Terms and phrases
Description: A fascinating trip around the world, surveying the quirkiest real-life stories of people whose names became household words, this collection is a marvelous tribute to people who have changed our language--whether through hard work, creativity, or the luck of the draw.