Reinvent the Wheel: Make Classic Inventions, Discover Your Problem-Solving Genius, and Take the Inventor's Challenge - Softcover

Kassinger, Ruth

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0471395390 ISBN 13: 9780471395393

Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2001

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From wheels to thermometers and igloos to ink, a science activity book uncovers the history and science behind classic inventions and then gives easy-to-follow instructions for budding inventors on how to make each project. Original.

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RUTH KASSINGER is a writer, teacher, and consultant. She currently teaches a "Hands on Science" program in the Maryland public schools and writes many articles on science and technology for such publications as the WASHINGTON POST, SMITHSONIAN, and SCIENCE WEEKLY.

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LEARN HOW To MAKE GREAT INVENTIONS!

Discover the history and the science behind classic inventions and experience your own "Eureka!" moments of inspiration with the projects in this unique book. Through the ages, resourceful humans have found ingenious ways to meet the need of the moment with inventions ranging from catapults to colorful dyes to batteries. With this fantastic collection of fun, hands-on projects, you will uncover the answers to intriguing questions like: Who created ink? Why did Archimedes invent the water screw? And how did cave artists come up with paint? Plus, you will learn how and why these inventors were inspired, and how to come up with your own inventions.

With easy-to-follow instructions on how to make some common things we often take for granted, from paper to compasses, Reinvent the Wheel is packed with exciting projects and challenges. There are still many problems to be solved and gadgets to be invented. Maybe you?ll be the next great inventor to change the way we live.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2001
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0471395390
• ISBN 13: 9780471395393
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 115
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Wiley VCH Verlag GmbH; info@wiley-vch.de; ; Boschstraße 12; Weinheim; Baden-Württemberg; 69469; Deutschland