Extraordinary stories behind the invention of ordinary things

Traces the origin or invention of 28 common, everyday items, such as shopping carts, jigsaw puzzles, frozen foods, zippers, safety pins, vacuum cleaners, and rubber bands.

Lothrop
1981
9780688419783
book
Lexile: 
990

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