When Everything Went Wrong: 10 Real Stories of Inventors Who Didn't Give Up!

Hardback Published on: 06/07/2023
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Synopsis

Did you know? Some of the world's greatest inventions started off as failures! Inventions like Coca-Cola, shoes, and vacuum cleaners were actually mistakes. Told in a mixture of comic panels and prose, this gorgeous book shares the stories of 10 of these fabulous inventions.

Did you know? Some of the world's greatest inventions started off as failures! Inventions like Coca-Cola, shoes, and vacuum cleaners were actually mistakes. Told in a mixture of comic panels and prose, this gorgeous book shares the stories of 10 of these fabulous inventions.

Thomas Edison famously said, “I have not failed once at making a light bulb, I have simply found ninety-nine ways of not making ones.” In When Everything Went Wrong, readers will read about 10 inventors who persevered. Making mistakes doesn't mean you failed . . . it's all part of the process!

Inventors included in this book are:

  • Thomas Edison
  • Jan Matzeliger
  • Guglielmo Marconi
  • Wilson Greatbach
  • James Dyson
  • Margarete Steiff
  • Stephanie Louis Kwolek
  • Charles Goodyear
  • Percy Spencer
  • John Stith Pemberton

Kids will love all the fun facts and true stories in this book, told in both prose and comic form!

Publisher information

  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
  • ISBN: 9781524880422
  • Number of pages: 80
  • Dimensions: 231 x 193 x 10 mm
  • Weight: 465g
  • Languages: English

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When Everything Went Wrong
Fantastic!
Thinking outside the box, add in perseverance and see what happens! The format is perfect for reaching those who learn a bit differently--rather like these... READ MORE
Janice Tangen