Description
What if some of the greatest inventions in history were actually mistakes?
The microwave oven began with a melted candy bar. Potato chips were invented out of pure frustration. Super Glue was labeled a failure before it became one of the most useful products ever created. Even Google started as a side project that wasn't supposed to become a company.
History is full of brilliant people who were trying to solve one problem and accidentally stumbled into something far bigger.
The Genius of Getting It Wrong takes you on a fascinating journey through 71 true stories of unexpected discoveries, accidental inventions, and lucky mistakes that changed the world forever.
Inside you'll discover the surprising origins of:
• Potato Chips
• Coffee
• Coca-Cola
• Bubble Wrap
• Velcro
• Kevlar
• Post-it Notes
• The Microwave Oven
• Super Glue
• Insulin
• Stainless Steel
• Champagne
• The Internet
• Google's PageRank Algorithm
• And dozens more
You'll meet curious scientists, stubborn inventors, frustrated chefs, and ordinary people who recognized opportunity when everyone else saw failure.
These stories are funny, surprising, inspiring, and completely true. They reveal an important lesson: innovation doesn't always come from perfect planning. Sometimes the biggest breakthroughs happen when everything goes wrong.
Perfect for readers who love fascinating history, popular science, trivia, innovation, technology, and unbelievable true stories.
If you've ever wondered how everyday products, life-saving medicines, and world-changing technologies were really discovered, this book will make you look at mistakes in an entirely new way.
Because sometimes getting it wrong is exactly how history gets it right.
ASIN: B0H3P2RXMN
VSKU: BVV.B0H3P2RXMN.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Nichols, Steve
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.
ASIN: B0H3P2RXMN
VSKU: BVV.B0H3P2RXMN.A
Condition: Acceptable
Author/Artist:Nichols, Steve
Binding: Paperback
Note: Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.
Condition Notes: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.