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Edison's concrete piano, flying tanks, six-nippled sheep, walk-on-water shoes, and 12 other flops from great inventors, Judy Wearing

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Label

Edison's concrete piano, flying tanks, six-nippled sheep, walk-on-water shoes, and 12 other flops from great inventors, Judy Wearing

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-270)

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Edison's concrete piano

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

427676442

Responsibility statement

Judy Wearing

Sub title

flying tanks, six-nippled sheep, walk-on-water shoes, and 12 other flops from great inventors

Summary

Edison's Concrete Piano highlights sixteen great inventors, revealing the lesser known and most fascinating facts about their personalities, their wackier hobbies, their big flops and great successes. Amid misperceptions, cutting-edge technology, and outrageous characters, you'll find nuggets of wisdom that are surprisingly relevant for today's innovation age

Table Of Contents

Great inventors and failure -- The historic age. Understanding physics : Leonardo da Vinci's walk-on-water-shoes ; Start with a good idea : James Watt's apparatus for administering medicinal airs ; Write it down : Robert Hooke's flying machine powered by artificial muscle -- The golden age. Give people what they want : Thomas Edison's concrete piano ; Try not to be too weird : Nikola Tesla's earthquake machine ; Don't kill your customers : Henry Ford's flipping Fordson ; Be on the side of the successful : George Washington Carver's miracle peanut cure ; Be sure the market is ready : Alexander Graham Bell's six-nippled sheep ; Have adequate funding : Elihu Thomson's quartz telescope mirror -- The modern era. Pay attention to details : Danny Hillis's paint can robot ; Be agreeable : J. Walter Christie's flying tank ; Make sure you aren't the only one who thinks it's a good idea : George Davison's popcorn volcano ; Please the buyers and the sellers : Jerome Lemelson's flying balloon ; Stick to what you know, mostly : Stanley Mason's Chinese tallow tree plantation ; Avoid accidents : Buckminster Fuller's fish-shaped people carrier ; Have perfect timing : Leo Szillard and Albert Einstein's howling refrigerator

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