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<p><P>Ben & Jerry originally wanted to start a bagel business, but they couldn't afford the bagel-making machine?<br> * The Slinky(r) toy was born aboard a World War II battleship?<br> * Band-Aids(r) were invented by a husband to help his accident-prone wife dress her own cuts and bruises at home?<br> * The idea for Velcro(r) came from cockleburs that got stuck on an engineer's wool trousers and in his dog's fur?<br> <br> Ever wonder how anyone came up with the idea for a product you couldn't imagine living without? Familiar products like Velcro(r) ,disposable diapers, Post-It Notes(r) ,and coffee filters. Read this book and you'll discover - once more - that truth is indeed often stranger than fiction. You'll also see that coming up with a million-dollar idea isn't as difficult as you think. This collection of entrepreneurs ranges from housewives to PhDs.<br> <br> Filled with wacky and fascinating facts, awe-inspiring success statistics, and rags-to-riches stories, Why Didn't I Think of That? chronicles the odd origins behind 50 famous inventions and reveals the business side of each product's actual production, marketing, and distribution. You'll discover how inventors from all w

Author

Freeman, Allyn, Golden, Bob

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated

Published

1997

Language

EN

ISBN

9781439504444

Subjects

Technology, History, Stem