When Everything Went Wrong
10 Real Stories of Inventors Who Didn't Give Up!
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Pub Date May 2 2023 | Archive Date May 2 2023
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Description
Did you know? Some of the world's greatest inventions started off as failures! Inventions like Coca-Cola, shoes, and vacuum cleaners were actually mistakes. Told in a mixture of comic panels and prose, this gorgeous book shares the stories of 10 of these fabulous inventions.
Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed once at making a light bulb, I have simply found ninety-nine ways of not making ones.” In When Everything Went Wrong, readers will read about 10 inventors who persevered. Making mistakes doesn't mean you failed . . . it's all part of the process!
Inventors included in this book are:
- Thomas Edison
- Jan Matzeliger
- Guglielmo Marconi
- Wilson Greatbach
- James Dyson
- Margarete Steiff
- Stephanie Louis Kwolek
- Charles Goodyear
- Percy Spencer
- John Stith Pemberton
Kids will love all the fun facts and true stories in this book, told in both prose and comic form!
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Available Editions
| EDITION | Other Format |
| ISBN | 9781524880422 |
| PRICE | $14.99 (USD) |
| PAGES | 80 |
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