03080cam a2200373 i 4500 720299883 TxAuBib 20230323120000.0 201015s2019||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2020275099 9781732512641 hardcover 1732512647 hardcover TxAuBib rda Hetherington, Laura,. The illustrated histories of everyday inventions : {discover the true stories behind the world's 64 most overlooked innovations} / by Laura Hetherington ; illustrated by Rebecca Pry. First edition. Kennebunkport, Maine : Whalen Book Works, [2019] ©2019. 137 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier sti rdacontent rdamedia rdacarrier "From cameras and chewing gum to spatulas and sliced bread!"--Cover. Beds -- Fermentation -- Wheels -- Public libraries -- Bathing -- Manhole covers -- Scissors -- Spatulas -- Asphalt -- Paper -- Sunglasses -- Toothbrushes -- Toilets -- Elevators -- Soda -- Washing machines -- Batteries -- Stethoscopes -- Cameras -- Fridges -- Bicycles -- Food trucks -- Staplers -- Sneakers -- Chewing gum -- Barbed wire -- Blue jeans -- Phones -- Light bulbs -- Cash registers -- Nail clippers -- Paperclips -- Teddy bears -- Windshield wipers -- Ice cream cones -- Replaceable razor blades -- T-shirts -- Paper towels -- Coffeemakers -- Egg cartons -- Toasters -- Band-aids -- Passports -- Traffic lights -- Sliced bread -- Antibiotics -- Leather jackets -- Scotch tape -- Aluminum cans -- Ballpoint pens -- Chocolate chip cookies -- Duct tape -- Spray paint -- Bar codes -- Credit cards -- Hand sanitizer -- Calculators -- Post-it notes -- Ice packs -- Breakfast sandwiches -- GPS -- Super soakers -- Selfie sticks -- Pizza savers. The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions uncovers the fascinating, humorous, and often unbelievable origins behind the world's most overlooked innovations! Nobody knows the backstories behind our most taken-for-granted inventions, like credit cards, egg cartons, windshield wipers, and breakfast sandwiches! But the strange and wonderful origins of these inventions are far from ordinary: They are rooted in forgotten history. Organized chronologically from 75,000 B.C. to today and illustrated with more than 200 pieces of original artwork, The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Inventions is as beautiful as it is entertaining and informative. Discover who invented bathing, why some of the first-ever beds were naturally mosquito-repellant, how president Theodore Roosevelt's encounter with a black bear inspired the teddy bear, and why selfie sticks might be older than you think!. 20230323. Inventions History. Inventions. History. Pry, Rebecca,.