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| Shopify Unique ID: | 10562048655652 |
| Trademe Reference: | PR1324 (2) |
| Category: |
New Zealand History: General |
| New / Used: | Used |
Description
No.8 Re-WIRED: 202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed the World
by Jon Bridges
and David Downs
DESCRIPTION
ISBN: 9780143571957
Format: medium hardcover
Published: Penguin 2015, 1st edition
Size (mm): 190 w x 250 h x 50 d
Pages: 272
SKU: A4/2511/U351
ABOU
The most complete and entertaining book ever on Kiwi ingenuity.
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!)
Illustrated throughout with colour images.
CONDITION
As new with light shelf wear on covers, maybe authors initials on end paper. Images depict all need to know detail.
REMARKS
Scarce in hardcover.
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