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How to become an accidental genius Cover Image Book Book

How to become an accidental genius

MacLeod, Elizabeth (author.). Wishinsky, Frieda (author.). Playford, Jennifer (illustrator.).

Summary: "Inspiring tales of inventors and innovators who have accidentally changed the world. The book also features profiles of inventive kids and teenagers." -- 

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781459816763 (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: print
    127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: [Victoria, British Columbia] : Orca Book Publishers, [2019]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Chapter one: Don't be afraid to try -- Chapter two: Get knowledge and use it -- Chapter three: Pay attention -- Chapter four: Make connections -- Chapter five: Recognize that it takes time -- Chapter six: Be persistent -- Chapter seven: Recognize that failure is part of the process -- Chapter eight: Don't make assumptions -- Chapter nine: Be open to possibilities -- Chapter ten: Believe in yourself -- Chapter eleven: Accidental genius--a new generation.

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  • 10 of 10 copies available at BC Interlibrary Connect. (Show)
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  • 1 of 1 copy available at Sechelt Public Library.

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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Holdable? Status Due Date
Sechelt Public Library J 609.22 MACL (Text) 33260100034116 Children's Nonfiction Volume hold Available -
► Summaries & More
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Introduction 7(2)
Chapter One Don't Be Afraid to Try
9(12)
From Shellac to Sensational: Plastic, 1909
11(3)
Dr. Leo Hendrik Baekeland
Unbreakable: Kevlar, 1971
14(4)
Stephanie Kwolek
Blow Up: Smart Dust, 2003
18(3)
Jamie Link
Chapter Two Get Knowledge and Use It
21(8)
The Maid Did It: Classifying Stars, 1890
22(2)
Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming
Amazing Radiation: X-Rays, 1895
24(2)
Dr. Wilhelm Rontgen
Keep That Beat Going: Pacemakers, 1949
26(3)
Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow
Dr. John C. Callaghan
Chapter Three Pay Attention
29(10)
Clean Sweep: Windshield Wipers, 1903
30(2)
Mary Anderson
Nuts to You: Plenty of Peanut Products, 1910s
32(4)
George Washington Carver
The Accident That Still Saves Millions: Penicillin, 1928
36(3)
Sir Alexander Fleming
Chapter Four Make Connections
39(10)
It Makes Sense: Folding Beds, 1885
40(4)
Sarah E. Goode
A Walk in the Woods: Velcro, 1941
44(2)
George de Mestral
Hot Pockets: Microwaves, 1945
46(3)
Percy Spencer
Chapter Five Recognize that it Takes Time
49(10)
Remember the Ice: Popsicles, 1905
50(2)
Frank Epperson
Night After Night: High-Dose Radiation, 1949
52(3)
Dr. Vera Peters
Stick to It: Post-it Notes, 1980
55(4)
Dr. Spencer Silver
Art Fry
Chapter Six Be Persistent
59(10)
Bounce! Bounce! Bounce!: Trampolines, 1936
60(3)
George Nissen
Light Bender: Fiber Optics, 1954
63(3)
Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany
It Is Rocket Science: Rocket Fuel, 1957
66(3)
Mary Sherman Morgan
Chapter Seven Recognize that Failure is Part of the Process
69(10)
It's in the Bag: Flat-Bottom Paper Bags, 1871
70(3)
Margaret Knight
Flaky Inventors: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, 1894
73(3)
Dr. John Harvey Kellogg
Will Keith "W.K." Kellogg
Zoom!: The Razor Scooter, 1998
76(3)
Gino Tsai
Chapter Eight Don't Make Assumptions
79(10)
No Stick: Teflon, 1938
80(3)
Dr. Roy J. Plunkett
Code Words: COBOL, 1952
83(3)
Dr. Grace Hopper
See Ya!: Laser Cataract Treatment, 1986
86(3)
Dr. Patricia Bath
Chapter Nine Be Open to Possibilities
89(8)
A Glob of Goo: Friction Matches, 1826
90(2)
John Walker
Original Babysitter Updated: Jolly Jumper, 1910
92(2)
Susan Olivia Poole
It Started with Potatoes: Television, 1927
94(3)
Philo Farnsworth
Chapter Ten Believe in Yourself
97(12)
Look What I Found: Discovering Fossils, 1811
98(4)
Mary Anning
Star Inventor: Decoding in the War, 1942
102(4)
Hedy Lamarr
Try This: Electronic Feeding Device, 1951
106(3)
Bessie Blount Griffin
Chapter Eleven Accidental Geniuses---A New Generation
109(11)
Magnet Magic: Self-Separating Recycling Bin, 2014
110(3)
Asuka Kamiya
Algae Mobile: EcoTube, 2008
113(3)
Param Jaggi
Clean Up That Oily Goop: Tailings Filter, 2014
116(4)
Hayley Todesco
Glossary 120(2)
Resources 122(2)
Index 124(2)
Photo Credits 126(1)
Acknowledgments 127

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