The Kid Who Invented The Popsicle: And Other Surprising Stories About Inventions

The Story

Brief factual stories about how various familiar things were invented, many by accident, from animal crackers to the zipper. An alphabetically arranged presentation of the stories behind such inventions as animal crackers and zippers. 'This collection includes 114 inventions and the amusing, sometimes amazing stories behind them. Arranged alphabetically from 'animal crackers' to 'zipper, ' the inventions range from ancient times (dice have been around for 40,000 years) to recent discoveries such as bar code scanners and Gatorade.'