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House of Invention: The Extraordinary Evolution of Everyday Objects
House of Invention The Extraordinary Evolution of Everyday Objects
Author: David Lindsay
David Lindsay tours the typical American home, stopping in each room to examine the most taken-for-granted objects, and finds incredible stories behind even the most-overlooked items. In perhaps the most ignored room, the bathroom, he finds that Thomas Crapper did not in fact invent the flushable toilet, even though we've adopted both a verb a...  more »
ISBN-13: 9781558217409
ISBN-10: 1558217401
Publication Date: 3/1/2000
Pages: 196
Edition: 1
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Publisher: The Lyons Press
Book Type: Hardcover
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An interesting yet "light" read, describes the inventions and their inventors of three common objects in each of these rooms: bathroom (disposable razor, Vaseline, hair straightner), kitchen, foyer, office, garage, family room, and yes, the bedroom.


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