The greatest science stories never told

Více o knize

100 tales of invention and discovery to astonish, bewilder, & stupefy •Meet the angry undertaker who gave us the push-button phone. •Discover how modesty led to the •Find out why Albert Einstein patented a refrigerator. •Learn how a train full of trumpeters made science history. Did you know about: •The frustrated fashion designer who created the space suit? •The gun-toting newspaperman who invented the parking meter? •The midnight dreams that led to a Nobel Prize?