No. 8 re-wired : 202 New Zealand inventions that changed the world / Jon Bridges & David Downs.
Material type: TextPublisher: Auckland, New Zealand : Penguin Books, 2014Copyright date: ©2014Description: 272 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cmContent type:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9780143571957
- 0143571958
- Number eight re-wired
Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Heritage & Archives | Alexander Library | Te Rerenga Mai o Te Kauru Heritage Collections | Reference - not for loan | 609 BRI | Reference Only | T00632197 | ||
Non-Fiction | Davis (Central) Library Non-Fiction | Non-Fiction | 609 BRI | Available | T00633077 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
If necessity is the mother of invention then Kiwi ingenuity is its father.
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.And, yes, the pav is definitely ours.
A surprising and absorbing account of Kiwi can-do, and a celebration of the No. 8 wire spirit on which New Zealand is built, it's also a revealing look at how innovation can power us into the future.
' No. 8 Re-wired brilliantly celebrates New Zealanders' disrespect for the status quo.'
-Sir Ray Avery
Includes index.
David Downs was born in Wanganui.
"Portions of No. 8 re-wired were previously published in No. 8 wire"--Colophon.
"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. And, yes, the pav is definitely ours. A surprising and absorbing account of Kiwi can-do, and a celebration of the No. 8 wire spirit on which New Zealand is built, it's also a revealing look at how innovation can power us into the future"--Back cover.