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The Pinball Effect: How Renaissance Water Gardens Made Carburetor Possible - and Other Journeys

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by James BurkeJames Burke

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Using 100s of fascinating examples, James Burke shows how old established ideas in science and technology often lead to serendipitous and amazing modern discoveries and innovations.

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ISBN-13:	9780316116107
Publisher:	Little, Brown and Company
Publication date:	08/01/1997
Pages:	336
Sales rank:	1,258,851
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.25(h) x (d)

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