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Reinvent the wheel : make classic inventions, discover your problem-solving genius, and take the inventor's challenge / Ruth Kassinger.
2001
G 311 KAS.R
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Title
Reinvent the wheel : make classic inventions, discover your problem-solving genius, and take the inventor's challenge / Ruth Kassinger.
Author
Description
v, 115 pages ; [28] cm
ISBN
0471395390
9780471395393
9780471395393
Alternate Call Number
G 311 KAS.R
Summary
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.
Formatted Contents Note
Inventions Based on Simple Machines
Potter's Wheel
Vehicle Wheel
Shadoof
Catapult
Counterweight Trebuchet
Archimedes Screw
Block and Tackle
Mechanical Fan
Inventions Involving Chemical Changes
Tempera Paint
Vegetable Dye
Iron-Gall Ink
Writing Paper
Inventions for Predicting the Weather
Thermometer
Barometer
Cup Anemometer
Inventions to Live In
Igloo
Tilted Tipi
Geodesic Dome
Inventions That Use Magnetism and Electricity
Marine Compass
Leyden Jar
Battery
Electric Generator
Electric Motor
Telegraph.
Potter's Wheel
Vehicle Wheel
Shadoof
Catapult
Counterweight Trebuchet
Archimedes Screw
Block and Tackle
Mechanical Fan
Inventions Involving Chemical Changes
Tempera Paint
Vegetable Dye
Iron-Gall Ink
Writing Paper
Inventions for Predicting the Weather
Thermometer
Barometer
Cup Anemometer
Inventions to Live In
Igloo
Tilted Tipi
Geodesic Dome
Inventions That Use Magnetism and Electricity
Marine Compass
Leyden Jar
Battery
Electric Generator
Electric Motor
Telegraph.
Series
Published
New York : John Wiley & Sons, 2001.
Language
English
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