David Downs, Jon Bridges

No. 8 Re-wired: 202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed the World (eBook, ePUB)

202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed the World

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

If necessity is the mother of invention then Kiwi ingenuity is its father. No. 8 Re-wired is a comprehensive, colourful treasury of New Zealand inventions - jam-packed with the stories behind 202 home-grown creations and the crafty people who dreamt them up. From well-known innovations (human flight, the discovery of DNA, the pavlova) to lesser-known feats (instant coffee, the referee's whistle, the electronic petrol pump) to the newest in high-tech world-firsts (robots and jetpacks!), it is the most complete and entertaining book ever on Kiwi ingenuity. And, yes, the pav is definitely ours. A surprising and absorbing account of Kiwi can-do, and a celebration of the No. 8 wire spirit on which New Zealand is built, it's also a revealing look at how innovation can power us into the future. 'No. 8 Re-wired brilliantly celebrates New Zealanders' disrespect for the status quo.' -Sir Ray Avery

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Penguin Random House NZ
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. September 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781743486917
• Artikelnr.: 41739623

Autorenporträt

Jon is a well-known TV presenter and producer, with such credits as IceTV, Who Ate All the Pies?, and the panel show Would I Lie to You?. For the past four years he has been the producer of New Zealand's most successful TV comedy show, 7 Days. Jon has written a column for the New Zealand Listener, a popular blog for Stuff.co.nz, a book on cycling in New Zealand, Easy Rider, and another on New Zealand inventions and innovation, No. 8 Re-wired (with David Downs). Jon lives in the house he built with his designer wife Gemma, along with their recent addition Xeno.