{"product_id":"9781800783720","title":"The World’s First Rollercoaster : and Other Amazing Inventions by Barfield, Mike","description":"Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003eScience \u0026amp; technology: general interest (Children's \/ Teenage)\u003cbr\u003e9781800783720\u003cbr\u003eDid you know that bubblewrap started life as a new type of wallpaper that didn't catch on?! Or that Lonnie Johnson invented the Nerf Super Soaker while working on a NASA mission to Saturn?Blue Peter Award-winner Mike Barfield tells the fascinating true stories behind an amazing range of inventions and innovations. From bubblewrap to the barcode, from pizza to post-its, from trainers to the teddy bear! The story of each invention is told in a lively comic-strip format, and we meet the colourful cast of characters involved in these light-bulb moments which changed the world in big or tiny ways.  An  irresistible way into science and technology with a dash of history, from the brilliant Mike Barfield, author of A Day in the Life of a Poo, a Gnu and You which won the 2021 Blue Peter Award for a Book With Facts.\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"The Book Elephant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50733395804493,"sku":"9781800783720","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0829\/0808\/6605\/files\/9781800783720.jpg?v=1734626655","url":"https:\/\/thebookelephant.co.uk\/products\/9781800783720","provider":"The Book Elephant","version":"1.0","type":"link"}