ISBN: 9781554905515

Edisons Concrete Piano highlights the careers of famous inventors revealing the lesser-known and most fascinating facts about their careers, their wackier hobbies, and especially their b… More...

Edisons Concrete Piano highlights the careers of famous inventors revealing the lesser-known and most fascinating facts about their careers, their wackier hobbies, and especially their big flops and great successes. Take Thomas Edison for example, who revolutionized our world with the light bulb, the phonograph, and the forerunner to the movie camera. He also created a concrete piano, a non-operational helicopter made from box kites and piano wire, and a machine to speak to the dead. Edison was not the only one to engineer a complete flop now and again; in fact, failure amid greatness is the norm not the exception. Did you know that Henry Ford followed his Model T success with a tractor that was famous for killing its customers? Ever heard of a flying tank? Can you imagine why physics genius Albert Einstein created a refrigerator that howled like a banshee? Or what Nikola Tesla was thinking when he tested his earthquake machine in crowded Manhattan? And how did Alexander Graham Bell, after inventing the phone, pass the time on his sheep farm in Nova Scotia? From whole scale improvements, like the assembly line, to those toilet bowl caps, Edisons Concrete Piano covers it all. Written snapshots of inventors through the ages to the current day are accompanied by photographs and illustrations of their lives and their inventions. Read about Edison, Tesla, DaVinci, Pupin, and Alexander Graham Bell, alongside the inventors youve never considered the people who are dreaming up many of the products youll use every day. From Alexander Graham Bells multi-nippled sheep to Leonardo da Vincis walk-on-water shoes, these ludicrous ideas and faulty designs will leave you with a smile on your face, and the reminder that even the very best of us make mistakes.; EPUB; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Science: general issues > Popular science, Adams Media<

ISBN: 9781554905515

Not even geniuses get it right the first time . . . An “entertaining” look at the failures of great inventors ( Booklist ).   To achieve great things, you … More...

Not even geniuses get it right the first time . . . An “entertaining” look at the failures of great inventors ( Booklist ).   To achieve great things, you have to be willing to take risks—and as Edison’s Concrete Piano reveals, some of the most famous names in history experienced plenty of flops and face-plants in the course of their careers. Thomas Edison, for example, not only revolutionized the world with the light bulb, but also designed a concrete piano, a nonoperational helicopter made from box kites and piano wire, and a machine to speak to the dead. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, actually devoted most of his time to his sheep farm in Nova Scotia—devising a multi-nippled sheep somewhere along the way. You’ll also read about Leonardo da Vinci’s walk-on-water shoes, George Washington Carver’s miracle peanut cure, and much more. The ludicrous ideas, faulty designs, and offbeat hobbies in this volume will inspire laughs—and serve as a reminder that even the very best minds make mistakes.   “Captivating . . . This book is full of lessons for inventors and non-inventors alike.” —Henry Petroski, author of Success through Failure Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors ECW Press Civil Engineering DE,GB,US,ES,IT,FR,MX English Technology & Engineering, ECW Press<

ISBN: 9781554905515

Not even geniuses get it right the first time... An ';entertaining' look at the failures of great inventors (Booklist). To achieve great things, you have to be willing to take risksand as… More...

Not even geniuses get it right the first time... An ';entertaining' look at the failures of great inventors (Booklist). To achieve great things, you have to be willing to take risksand as Edison's Concrete Piano reveals, some of the most famous names in history experienced plenty of flops and face-plants in the course of their careers. Thomas Edison, for example, not only revolutionized the world with the light bulb, but also designed a concrete piano, a nonoperational helicopter made from box kites and piano wire, and a machine to speak to the dead. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, actually devoted most of his time to his sheep farm in Nova Scotiadevising a multi-nippled sheep somewhere along the way. You'll also read about Leonardo da Vinci's walk-on-water shoes, George Washington Carver's miracle peanut cure, and much more. The ludicrous ideas, faulty designs, and offbeat hobbies in this volume will inspire laughsand serve as a reminder that even the very best minds make mistakes. ';Captivating... This book is full of lessons for inventors and non-inventors alike.' Henry Petroski, author of Success through Failure; PDF; Scientific, Technical and Medical > Science: general issues > Popular science, Ecw Press<

2009, ISBN: 9781554905515

Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, Not even geniuses get it right the first time... An … More...

Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, Not even geniuses get it right the first time... An ';entertaining' look at the failures of great inventors (Booklist). To achieve great things, you have to be willing to take risksand as Edison's Concrete Piano reveals, some of the most famous names in history experienced plenty of flops and face-plants in the course of their careers. Thomas Edison, for example, not only revolutionized the world with the light bulb, but also designed a concrete piano, a nonoperational helicopter made from box kites and piano wire, and a machine to speak to the dead. Alexander Graham Bell, inventor of the telephone, actually devoted most of his time to his sheep farm in Nova Scotiadevising a multi-nippled sheep somewhere along the way. You'll also read about Leonardo da Vinci's walk-on-water shoes, George Washington Carver's miracle peanut cure, and much more. The ludicrous ideas, faulty designs, and offbeat hobbies in this volume will inspire laughsand serve as a reminder that even the very best minds make mistakes. ';Captivating... This book is full of lessons for inventors and non-inventors alike.' Henry Petroski, author of Success through Failure, [PU: ECW Press], Seiten: 272, ECW Press, 2009<

2009, ISBN: 9781554905515

Flying Tanks, Six-Nippled Sheep, Walk-on-Water Shoes, and 12 Other Flops from Great Inventors, eBooks, eBook Download (EPUB), Auflage, [PU: ECW Press], ECW Press, 2009