Ruth Kassinger

Build a Better Mousetrap

Make Classic Inventions, Discover Your Problem Solving Genius, and Take the Inventor's Challenge

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Produktbeschreibung

Discover the secrets behind some amazing inventions! Through observation, experimentation, and perseverance, humans through the ages have manag

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Wiley
• Seitenzahl: 128
• Altersempfehlung: 8 bis 12 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. August 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 280mm x 210mm x 7mm
• Gewicht: 329g
• ISBN-13: 9780471395386
• ISBN-10: 0471395382
• Artikelnr.: 21118544

Autorenporträt

RUTH KASSINGER is a writer, teacher, and consultant. She is the author of Wiley's Reinvent the Wheel and has written many articles on science and technology for such publications as the Washington Post, Smithsonian, and Science Weekly.

Inhaltsangabe

Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Part I: Inventions That Use Light.
1. Spectacles.
2. Kaleidoscope.
3. Phenakistiscope.
4. Periscope.
Part II: Inventions That Move Through Air and Water.
5. Hulled Sailboat.
6. Parachute.
7. Liquid-Fueled Rocket.
8. Hovercraft.
9. Aerobie.
Part III: Inventions of Bridges and Dams.
10. Suspension Bridge.
11. Arch Dam.
Part IV: Inventions That Use Sound.
12. Stethoscope.
13. Kazoo.
14. Bottle Organ.
Part V: Inventions for Heating and Cooling.
15. Solar Water Heater.
16. Desert Refrigerator.
Part VI: Miscellaneous Inventions.
17. Water Clock.
18. Scytale.
19. Gimbal.
20. Pendulum Seismograph.
21. Portable Solar Distiller.
22. Mousetrap.
Glossary.
Index.