Description
| Product ID: | 9781800783720 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Title: | The World’s First Rollercoaster |
| Subtitle: | and Other Amazing Inventions |
| Authors: | Author: Mike Barfield, Franziska Hollbacher |
| Page Count: | 96 |
| Subjects: | Children’s / Teenage general interest: History and the past, History & the past: general interest (Children's / Teenage), Children’s / Teenage general interest: Science and technology, Science & technology: general interest (Children's / Teenage) |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating Or that Lonnie Johnson invented the Nerf Super Soaker while working on a NASA mission to Saturn?Blue Peter Award-winner Mike Barfield tells the fascinating true stories behind an amazing range of inventions and innovations. Did you know that bubblewrap started life as a new type of wallpaper that didn''t catch on?! Or that Lonnie Johnson invented the Nerf Super Soaker while working on a NASA mission to Saturn?Blue Peter Award-winner Mike Barfield tells the fascinating true stories behind an amazing range of inventions and innovations. From bubblewrap to the barcode, from pizza to post-its, from trainers to the teddy bear! The story of each invention is told in a lively comic-strip format, and we meet the colourful cast of characters involved in these light-bulb moments which changed the world in big or tiny ways. An irresistible way into science and technology with a dash of history, from the brilliant Mike Barfield, author of A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You which won the 2021 Blue Peter Award for a Book With Facts. |
| Imprint Name: | Templar Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Templar Publishing |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2024-04-11 |
