Mistakes That Worked 40 Familiar Inventions &

Piggy banks, silly putty, potato chips and frisbees are all things that were invented by mistake. Includes a bibliography. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice.

CHARLOTTE FOLTZ JONES is the author of Only Child: Clues for Coping as well as over one hundred magazine pieces. She lives in the Boulder, Colorado. JOHN O'BRIEN is a staff artist for The New Yorker and has illustrated many children's books. He lives in New Jersey.

Tummy Fillers	p. 1
Brown 'n Serve Rolls	p. 2
Cheese	p. 2
Chocolate Chip Cookies	p. 5
Coca-Cola	p. 8
Doughnut Holes	p. 10
Fudge	p. 12
Ice Cream Cone	p. 13
Maple Syrup	p. 15
Popsicles	p. 17
Potato Chips	p. 19
Sandwiches	p. 20
Tea	p. 22
Tea Bags	p. 25
Doctor, Doctor	p. 26
Aspirin	p. 26
Dog Guides for Blind People	p. 28
Penicillin	p. 30
X Rays	p. 32
Fun, Fun, Fun	p. 35
The Frisbee Disc	p. 35
Piggy Bank	p. 36
Silly Putty	p. 38
Slinky	p. 40
All Kinds of Accidental Things	p. 41
Bricks	p. 42
Glass	p. 44
Glassblowing	p. 44
Safety Glass	p. 44
Ivory Soap	p. 46
Paper Towels	p. 48
Post-it Notes	p. 51
Vulcanization of Rubber	p. 51
Scotchgard	p. 55
Where in the World	p. 56
Bangor, Maine	p. 56
Jellico, Tennessee	p. 58
Leaning Tower of Pisa	p. 58
Nome, Alaska	p. 60
South Dakota: Jog in the Boundary	p. 62
What They Wear	p. 66
Cinderella's Glass Slipper	p. 66
VELCRO	p. 68
Leotards	p. 70
Levi's Jeans	p. 71
Trouser Cuffs	p. 72
The National Inventors Hall of Fame	p. 75
Selected Bibliography	p. 76
Index	p. 79
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Mistakes That Worked 40 Familiar Inventions & How They Came to Be

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