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• ISBN13: 9781416979708
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Gum has been around for centuries. The ancient Greeks chewed sap from mastic trees. The American Indians chewed spruce resin. Men in top hats and women in puffy dresses chewed gum to cure things like stomachaches. Gum wasn’t that exciting. But what if gum chewers could blow bubbles while chewing it?In the late 1920s a factory in Philadelphia was working on a top secret project. Month after month the workers experimented with different ingredients and formulas. And month after month all they had to show for their hard work was a big sticky mess. Would there be no bubble gum? Sometimes the best inventions come from the most unexpected places…Full of fun historical facts, Pop! is the true story of how bubble gum… More >>

Pop!: The Invention of Bubble Gum

• ISBN13: 9780764542312
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.

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Full coverage of the ins and outs of inventing for profit Protect your idea, develop a product — and start your business! Did you have a great idea? Did you do anything about it? Did someone else? Inventing For Dummies is the smart and easy way to turn your big idea into big money. This non-intimidating guide covers every aspect of the invention process — from developing your idea, to patenting it, to building a prototype, to starting your own business. The Dummies Way Explanations in plain English “Get in, get out” information Icons and other navigational aids Tear-out cheat sheet Top ten lists A dash of humor and fun Discover how to: Conduct a patent search Maintain your intellectual property rights Bui… More >>

Inventing for Dummies

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For many Americans the mention of Africa immediately conjures up images of safaris, ferocious animals, strangely dressed “tribesmen,” and impenetrable jungles. Although the occasional newspaper headline alerts us to genocide, AIDS, malaria, or civil war in Africa, most of us know very little about the continent. However we still carry strong mental images of Africa, which are reflected in American advertising, movies, amusement parks, cartoons, and many other corners of our society. Few think to question these perceptions or how they came to be so deeply lodged in the collective American consciousness. Curtis Keim’s Mistaking Africa looks at the historical evolution of this mindset and examines the role th… More >>

Mistaking Africa: Curiosities and Inventions of the American Mind, Second Edition