Cat Flaps and Mouse Traps: The Origins of Objects in Our Daily Lives by Mike Mosedale, Harry Oliver

Cat Flaps and Mouse Traps: The Origins of Objects in Our Daily Lives

Mike Mosedale, Harry Oliver

304 pages • first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction history reference informative lighthearted medium-paced
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Why did Isaac Newton invent the cat flap? How did the first mousetrap come about? Why did it take nearly 20 years to make sliced bread? From the moment the alarm clock wakes us up in the morning until the time we switch the light off at night, we ...

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