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1029 days ago

No. 8 Re-wired: 202 NZ Inventions That Changed the World (book)

Cordwainer from Melville

No. 8 Re-wired: 202 New Zealand Inventions That Changed the World

David Downs, Jon Bridges.
Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited, 2014

Soft cover, 272 pages, illustrated.

Excellent condition.

No. 8 Re-wired is a comprehensive, colourful treasury of New Zealand inventions – jam-packed with the stories behind 202 home-grown creations and the crafty people who dreamt 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 high-tech world-firsts (robots and jetpacks), it is the most complete and entertaining book ever on Kiwi ingenuity.

Price: $10

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