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No 8 Re-wired : 202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed The World
Paperback Edition: 1
If necessity is the mother of invention then Kiwi ingenuity is its father.
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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.
Featured in the 25 August 2014 New Zealand newsletter.
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Pages : 272
Publisher : Penguin Books
Publication date : 2014-09-24
Subjects: Non-fiction, Science And Technology, Engineering, Inventions & Inventors