Download or read book Baffling Bizarre Inventions written by Jim Murphy and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-07-20 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A talking watch. An overcoat for two. A pair of pants for poodles. In his companion to Weird & Wacky Inventions, Jim Murphy shows kids some additional baffling and utterly silly inventions in the form of a guessing game that is both challenging and fun. What is a finger-supporting device used for? Can you really buy that talking watch? What on earth is a beard grinder? Whether it’s a device for shaping the upper lip or a life preserver for horses, this parade of unusual inventions is a real treat for trivia lovers and any curious kid with an interest in science and inventions. Ages: 9–12.
Download or read book Weird Inventions written by Jennifer Kaul and published by Anything But Ordinary. This book was released on 2021-04 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Odd Inventions written by Virginia Loh-Hagan and published by Cherry Lake. This book was released on 2017-08-01 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Take a look at the world's weirdest inventions--from the Goofybike to fart filters. These stories are too strange to be made up! Written with a high interest level to appeal to a more mature audience and a lower level of complexity with clear visuals to help struggling readers along. Considerate text includes tons of fascinating information and wild facts that will hold the readers' interest, allowing for successful mastery and comprehension. A table of contents, glossary with simplified pronunciations, and index all enhance comprehension.
Download or read book Weird wacky inventions written by Jim Murphy and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Weird Wacky Inventions written by Jim Murphy and published by Random House Childrens Books. This book was released on 1978-01-01 with total page 93 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes drawings of unusual inventions submitted to the patent office with clues to aid the reader in guessing the purpose of each invention.
Download or read book Crazy Inventions written by Jeannette Fidell and published by . This book was released on 198? with total page 59 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Briefly describes some of the craziest inventions ever patented.
Download or read book Brilliantly Bad written by Mark Tanner and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2022-09-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A collection of actual patents for wonderfully bizarre inventions, Brilliantly Bad is a salute to what the human mind can achieve - even if it probably shouldn't. This collection of the strangest ideas ever patented, ranging from the bizarre and baffling to the slightly sinister and *oh so close* to genius, is a true celebration of human ingenuity in all its (occasionally) pointless glory. INVENTIONS INCLUDE: * A coat that doubles as a urinal * A musical condom * An automated pet petter * Face-lifting earrings * A weight-lifting device for the penis
Download or read book Weird Beauty Inventions written by Joan Stoltman and published by . This book was released on 2018-08 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Science s Strangest Inventions written by Tom Quinn and published by Robson. This book was released on 2015-06-04 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of science is littered with mad, bad and delightfully dotty inventions, from the bicycle that relied for its momentum on the rider waggling his head back and forth continually to the Improved Pneumatic Advertising Hat – a bowler that hurled a lit-up billboard into the air at the touch of a button – or the suitcase that turned into a small boat for the nervous ferry passenger. Here is the chance to sample, among other delights, Professor Ray's Nose Adjusting Machine, Admiral Popov's Circular Warship, The Perfect Sleeping Partner (a Japanese pillow shaped just like a man with an arm fitted at the right angle for a comforting cuddle) and last, but by no means least, Calantarient's Improved Dung Trap for Carriage Horses Employed by Ladies of Fashion and those of a Delicate Constitution.
Download or read book Uncle John s Bathroom Reader Weird Inventions written by Bathroom Readers' Institute and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-05-01 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover strange gadgets you never knew existed in this volume from the nation’s top collector of curious and interesting information! The writers behind Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader present this totally true treasury of amazing gizmos—devilish devices you never knew existed, created by people who thought the world absolutely needed what they had to offer and sell. Read all about: * The onesie that turns your crawling baby into a mop * The fart-stifling blanket * The square watermelon * The video game you control with your mind * The weight loss device that sucks food out of your stomach, and much much more!
Download or read book The Invention of Good and Evil written by Hanno Sauer and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2024-09-12 with total page 415 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this ambitious volume Hanno Sauer integrates the findings of cutting-edge interdisciplinary research into a sweeping synthetic narrative of human evolution -- a history with morality at its core. He explains how, starting 5 million years ago, adaptive pressures created the need for human cooperation and over time were the source of our notions of right and wrong. Sauer then moves forward in time, showing how this evolutionary inheritance shaped human society, and ultimately how modern societies, and our current social tensions, are the result of this deep history--while at the same time arguing that this history shows that humans share fundamental moral values across time and cultures.
Download or read book The Wonderful Baron Doppelganger Device written by Eric Bower and published by Amberjack Publishing. This book was released on 2018-03-06 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When someone gets ahold of the Barons’ Wonderful Doppelgänger Device, which allows them to transform into anyone, they use it to land Rose in jail by posing as her to cause a small explosion during the Pitchfork Fair. The dastardly villain then ambushes W.B. and abducts him onto a train bound for the other side of the country. With W.B. out of the way, the imposter replaces him until W.B. returns unexpectedly and exposes the plot. Unfortunately, the deadly duplicate is great at impersonation. To save his skin, W.B. must prove himself by W.B.ing harder than he’s ever W.B.ed before.
Download or read book Invention written by Rick Belshe and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2023-02-09 with total page 139 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poems within this book are the selected works of Richard Belshe. They take the reader on a journey through the mind of an inventor. The reader will find himself soaring through future revelations and then cautiously uncovering the hidden secrets of the past. Some of the poems within these pages are simple, lively, and fun; and some are deep and heart-wrenchingaEUR"cutting to the very core of the readeraEUR(tm)s emotional being. Sweeter Than Sugar is a prophetic work. The events in this piece take place in the natural world, but every stanza can be linked to a scripture that depicts a prophetic event. aEURoeSoldiers of EvilaEUR describes the inner struggle a man faces when he recognizes the evil inside himself. aEURoeInventor tellsaEUR the story of a writer who seeks to bring life to his creation, but he wrestles with his subconscious who argues that his invention can never be real. So settle in, reader; and instead of the usual warm blanket and cup of coffee, grab your thinking cap, detective skills, and donaEUR(tm)t forget the keys! There will be many mysteries to unlock as you delve into the mind of an inventor and his unconventional invention.
Download or read book The Laser Inventor written by Theodore H. Maiman and published by Springer. This book was released on 2017-12-21 with total page 326 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In these engaging memoirs of a maverick, Theodore H. Maiman describes the life events leading to his invention of the laser in 1960. Maiman succeeded using his expertise in physics and engineering along with an ingenious and elegant design not anticipated by others. His pink ruby laser produced mankind’s first-ever coherent light and has provided transformational technology for commerce, industry, telecom, the Internet, medicine, and all the sciences. Maiman also chronicles the resistance from his employer and the ongoing intrigue by competing researchers in industry and academia seeking to diminish his contribution in inventing the first laser. This work will appeal to a wide readership, from physicists and engineers through science enthusiasts to general readers. The volume includes extensive photos and documentary materials related to Maiman’s life and accomplishments never before published. "No one beat Maiman to the laser. How important is the laser? How important are all lasers? That is how important we have to regard Maiman’s contribution.He and the laser changed all of our lives, everyone’s!"Dr. Nick Holonyak, Jr., Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering and Physics, University of Illinois at Champaigne-Urbana, and inventor of the light-emitting diode (LED) and co-inventor of the transistor laser "More than five decades later, we can safely conclude that Theodore Maiman's groundbreaking discovery changed the world. Our modern life just as scientific research would be quite different without the laser."Dr. Ferenc Krausz, Director, Max Planck Institute for Quantum Optics, Garching, Germany, and Professor of Physics, Ludwig Maximilian University, Munich, and pioneer in attosecond lasers and attophysics "Maiman had the stroke of genius needed to take a different approach [from his competitors]. The sheer elegance and simplicity of his design belies the intellectual achievement it represents. If his invention seems obvious to some today, it was far from obvious in 1960."Jeff Hecht, authoritative science writer on the historical development of the laser, author of books on lasers and fiber optics
Download or read book Inventions that Could Have Changed the World But Didn t written by Joe Rhatigan and published by Charlesbridge Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 83 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outlines the process of making and patenting inventions and presents innovations in such fields as transportation, appliances, child and pet care, and amusement that did not work, were too early or too late, or failed for other reasons.
Download or read book Court of Customs and Patent Appeals Reports written by United States. Court of Customs and Patent Appeals and published by . This book was released on 1930 with total page 936 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The World s 100 Weirdest Museums written by Geoff Tibballs and published by Robinson. This book was released on 2016-10-20 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When we think of the world's great museums, we tend to think of the Louvre, the Guggenheim or the Victoria and Albert. We do not immediately think of the Dog Collar Museum, the Kansas Barbed Wire Museum, the Museum of Broken Relationships or Barney Smith's Toilet Seat Art Museum. Yet scattered across the globe are museums dedicated to every conceivable subject, from bananas to Bigfoot, lawnmowers to leprechauns, teapots to tapeworms, mustard to moist towelettes, and pencils to penises. Many are serious collections housed in grand buildings, others are located in tiny premises and are open to visitors by appointment only, often the result of one person's crazy lifetime obsession. This book lists the world's 100 weirdest museums in order of quirkiness, encompassing such delights as The Museum of Witchcraft in Cornwall, a museum in Kentucky that houses 800 ventriloquists' dolls, the Museum of Bad Art in Massachusetts, the Paris Sewer Museum, the French Fry Museum in Bruges, the Museum of Contraception and Abortion in Vienna, the Salt and Pepper Shaker Museum in Tennessee, Japan's Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum (quite possibly the world's only museum devoted to instant noodles), and the Kunstkamera in St Petersburg, home to Peter the Great's collection of oddities including deformed fetuses and the decapitated head of a love rival preserved in vinegar. After all, what holiday is complete until you have seen a 300-year-old decapitated human head in a jar? Each entry will include address, contact and admission details, so the next time you are in Berlin there is no excuse for missing out on a visit to the Currywurst Museum, the world's leading museum dedicated to sausages in hot ketchup.