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Mistakes That Worked: The World's Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be

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Mistakes That Worked: The World's Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be - Jones, Charlotte Foltz
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"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 [interesting] stories behind them, too"--

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Mistakes That Worked: The World's Familiar Inventions and How They Came to Be 2016, Delacorte Press

ISBN-13: 9780399552021

Hardcover