Why Didn't I Think of That?: Bizarre Origins of Ingenious Inventions We Couldn't Live Without

by Allyn Freeman

Book Overview

Eine Chronik der weltweit ber hmtesten Erfindungen und Ideen, die uns allen (und auch ihren Erfindern - finanziell) das Leben leichter gemacht haben. Die Autoren erz hlen auf scharfsinnig-detaillierte und liebenswert-exzentrische Weise die merkw rdigen Entstehungsgeschichten ber hmter Produkte. Sie erl utern nicht nur, wie diese n tzlichen und bisweilen auch kuriosen Erfindungen unser Leben ver ndert haben, sondern gehen auch auf die gesch ftlichen...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471165115
• ISBN13: 9780471165118
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.2" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

Fun book

The origins of lots of products made in America is in this book. Short pieces that take only about 5 to 10 minutes to read. I found it fun to read about how people came up with the ideas of such products as Tootsie Roll, Slinky, Silly Putty, Thermos, Tupperware, etc. Not useful information but just fun to learn about. How people come up with ideas for products that are part of everyday life now. Anyone who likes trivia will enjoy this book.

Fast and Fun

Forget what some negative reviewer wrote; this book is fast, fun and full of interesting factoids. The language is breezy and the 50 chapters move along at an interesting pace. My entire family really enjoyed this book and we learned a lot of interesting knowledge.

Nice chapter on the yo-yo.

This book has a small chapter on the yo-yo, which was well done. Lucky Meisenheimer M.D. author of "Lucky's Collectors Guide to 20th Century Yo-Yos...History and Values.

Fun. Interesting. Great trivia. Humorous.

A light interesting recounting of how products were discovered and marketed. Easy to read. Lots of fun. Good for the person thinking of going into business.