{"product_id":"9780887764523","title":"Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships: Great Inventions in Communications","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eHegedus, Alannah; Rainey, Kaitlin; Slavin, Bill\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eTundra Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e3\/14\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003eOur fast-paced world of fax machines, digital cameras, and cell phones is possible because of the work of inventors who paved the way for modern communications.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReginald Fessenden\u003c\/i\u003e, who thought of a continuous wireless signal when he noted the ripples resulting from a rock he tossed in a lake; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlexander Graham Bell\u003c\/i\u003e, who made his famous call – \"Mr. Watson, come here! I want you!\" – because he had spilled acid onto his trousers; \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilliam Stephenson\u003c\/i\u003e, inventor of the wirephoto, who was a spy during the Second World War.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom newsprint to fiber optics, discover ten great inventions in this fascinating book, and a great resource for science projects and science fairs:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Make your own paper\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Create your own halftone image\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Make your own pinhole camera\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Make a telegraph\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Use Morse code\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e• Make a light fountain","brand":"Tundra Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44215049781503,"sku":"9780887764523","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780887764523_s600x595.jpg?v=1775589508","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780887764523","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}