| Downeast Genius: From Earmuffs to Motor Cars, Maine Inventors Who Changed the World Contributor(s): Smith, Earl (Author) |
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ISBN: 1952143276 ISBN-13: 9781952143274 Publisher: Islandport Press OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2021 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Inventions - History | United States - State & Local - New England (ct, Ma, Me, Nh, Ri, Vt) - Biography & Autobiography |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2021932657 |
| Physical Information: 0.5" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.50 lbs) 152 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The genius Thomas Edison once said all anyone needed in order to invent something was a good imagination and a pile of junk. Imagination and creativity have always been essential qualities for survival in Maine and the ingrained habits of "saving up" and "making do" inevitably led to heaps of junk. As a result Maine has produced some extraordinary inventors and inventions with many aimed at a simply making daily life, easier and more comfortable: from Joseph Peavey's self-named tool that dramatically improved log driving to Chester Greenwood's ear muffs to Charles Forster's toothpicks to Hiram Maxim's machine gun to the L.L. Bean Duck Boot. |