No.8 Re-Wired: 202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed th...
Bridges, Jon / Downs, David
If necessity is the mother of invention, then Kiwi ingenuity is its father. No. 8 Re-Wired is a comprehensive, colorful treasury of New Zealand inventions--jam-packed with the stories behind 202 home-grown creations and the crafty people who dreamed 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 hig...