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Author:

Ikenson, Ben, author.

Title:

Ingenious patents : bubble wrap, barbed wire, bionic eyes, and other pioneering inventions / Ben Ikenson and Jay Bennett.

Edition:

First revised edition.

Publisher:

Black Dog & Leventhal Pub,

Copyright Date:

2018

Description:

xii, 273 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Subject:

Inventions.
Patents.
Technology--Popular works.

Other Authors:

Bennett, Jay, author.

Notes:

Originally published by Black Dog & Leventhal, Inc. in 2004. Includes bibliographical references (page 264) and index.

Summary:

"For the curious and the creators, here is the story of the stuff that has changed our lives in ways both large and small. Read all about a wide array of inventions -- from absurd chicken goggles to the invaluable GPS -- where they come from, and how they work..."--Back cover.

ISBN:

0316438499
9780316438490

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1028566572

LCCN:

2017941395

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

GHPD771 -- Grimes Public Library (Grimes)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

ZXPC675 -- Fisher-Whiting Memorial Library (Mapleton)

GOPG641 -- Marshalltown Public Library (Marshalltown)