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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Evil inventions Evil inventions Nick Arnold Dare you discover the bottom-stabbing bike saddle? The head-chopping machine operated by a sheep? The terrible toilet snorkel? If you think you can stomach the sick side of science, then read on as w… OL17868038W
Ice! Ice! Laurence Pringle Presents a history of the ice business, detailing the processes of harvesting, storage, and distribution, with particular emphasis on activities at Rockland Lake, the "Icebox of New York City." OL18143546W
Innovation Nation Innovation Nation Tom Jenkins,David Johnston 127 pages : 27 cm OL21151213W
The world's oddest inventions The world's oddest inventions Nadia Higgins "Describes some of the oddest, strangest, and most bizarre inventions from around the world"-- OL23186015W
Inventions and Trade Inventions and Trade Struan Reid Relates the story of the trade that developed between China and Europe, the sharing of science and inventions between the two areas, and the two great paths, the Silk and Spice Routes, that connected… OL2752409W
The way it all began! The way it all began! Antonio Lupatelli Relates the humorous events which resulted in twenty-eight inventions such as the wheel, glass, and the bicycle. OL7009743W