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Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
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Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things Hardcover - 2016

by Panati, Charles

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For lovers of facts, students of popular culture, history buffs, and science enthusiasts, the foremost specialist on everything tells how and why hundreds of the everyday items, expressions, and customs we take for granted came into existence. Learn the fascinating discovery stories behind over 500 phenomena, including: How chewing gum and Silly Putty began as substitutes for rubber.
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  • Title Panati's Extraordinary Origins of Everyday Things
  • Author Panati, Charles
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Condition New
  • Pages 480
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Chartwell Books
  • Date 2016
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 62283683
  • ISBN 9780785834373 / 0785834370
  • Weight 2.27 lbs (1.03 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.5 x 6.25 x 1.5 in (24.13 x 15.88 x 3.81 cm)
  • Reading level 1260
  • Library of Congress subjects Encyclopedias and dictionaries
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 1093889
  • Dewey Decimal Code 031

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About the author

Charles Panati is an industrial physicist, former college professor, and for many years was the science editor of Newsweek. He's published 13 non-fiction books exploring the 'origins' of things, and two novels. His Browser's Book of Beginnings was the basis for the TV show The Start of Something Big, hosted by comedian Steve Allen, and written by Panati.