No. 8 Re-wired: 202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed the World
202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed the World
Nonfiction, Science & Nature, Technology, Engineering
| Author: | David Downs, Jon Bridges | ISBN: | 9781743486917 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House New Zealand | Publication: | September 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Penguin eBooks (NZ Adult) | Language: | English |
| Author: | David Downs, Jon Bridges |
| ISBN: | 9781743486917 |
| Publisher: | Penguin Random House New Zealand |
| Publication: | September 24, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Penguin eBooks (NZ Adult) |
| Language: | English |
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!), it is the most complete and entertaining book ever on Kiwi ingenuity.�And, yes, the pav is definitely ours. A surprising and absorbing account of Kiwi can-do, and a celebration of the No. 8 wire spirit on which New Zealand is built, it's also a revealing look at how innovation can power us into the future. 'No. 8 Re-wired brilliantly celebrates New Zealanders' disrespect for the status quo.' -Sir Ray Avery
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!), it is the most complete and entertaining book ever on Kiwi ingenuity.�And, yes, the pav is definitely ours. A surprising and absorbing account of Kiwi can-do, and a celebration of the No. 8 wire spirit on which New Zealand is built, it's also a revealing look at how innovation can power us into the future. 'No. 8 Re-wired brilliantly celebrates New Zealanders' disrespect for the status quo.' -Sir Ray Avery
