The world’s first rollercoaster

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Jump on board to find out the funniest, most fascinating facts about the world’s wackiest, weirdest and wildest inventions and how they came to be!

ISBN: 9781800783720 Author: Barfield, Mike Publisher: Templar Books Publication Date: 11th April 2024 Imprint: Templar Books Cover: Paperback Dewey: 600 (edition:23) Pages: 93 Language: English Readership: Young Adult / Code: C Category: Subjects: , ,

Did you know that bubblewrap started life as a new type of wallpaper that didn’t catch on?! Or that Lonnie Johnson invented the Nerf Super Soaker while working on a NASA mission to Saturn?

Blue Peter Award-winner Mike Barfield tells the fascinating true stories behind an amazing range of inventions and innovations. From bubblewrap to the barcode, from pizza to post-its, from trainers to the teddy bear! The story of each invention is told in a lively comic-strip format, and we meet the colourful cast of characters involved in these light-bulb moments which changed the world in big or tiny ways.

An irresistible way into science and technology with a dash of history, from the brilliant Mike Barfield, author of A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You which won the 2021 Blue Peter Award for a Book With Facts.

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