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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!

When Everything Went Wrong: 10 Real Stories of

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    A Hardback by Max Temporelli, Barbara Gozzi, Agnese Innocente

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      Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 06/07/2023
      ISBN13: 9781524880422, 978-1524880422
      ISBN10: 1524880426

      Description

      Book 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.

      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!

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