Firsts - The Origin of Everyday Things that Changed the World
English | PDF | 2009 | 256 Pages | ISBN-10: 1592579248 | 1.14 MB
English:
For anyone who ever wanted to know the history of the chocolate chip cookie, earmuffs, and Daylight Savings...
Firsts-history through the milestones of human achievement-are fun. And Wilson Casey, trivia expert, has collected over 500 firsts in nearly every major category of culture: from fashion to food, politics to science, entertainment to art to architecture. Each "first" is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:
•The true history of the golf tee
•How a blind man came up with cruise control
•The myth behind the origins of the Caesar salad
•Why and how the first dieter dieted
Firsts-history through the milestones of human achievement-are fun. And Wilson Casey, trivia expert, has collected over 500 firsts in nearly every major category of culture: from fashion to food, politics to science, entertainment to art to architecture. Each "first" is a full explanation of the topic at hand, written in a humorous yet authoritative style. It includes:
•The true history of the golf tee
•How a blind man came up with cruise control
•The myth behind the origins of the Caesar salad
•Why and how the first dieter dieted
Indonesia:
Bagi siapa saja yang pernah ingin mengetahui sejarah kue chip coklat, penutup telinga, dan Daylight Savings ...
Bagi siapa saja yang pernah ingin mengetahui sejarah kue chip coklat, penutup telinga, dan Daylight Savings ...
Pertama-sejarah melalui tonggak pencapaian manusia-menyenangkan. Dan Wilson Casey, pakar trivia, telah mengumpulkan lebih dari 500 yang pertama di hampir setiap kategori utama budaya: dari mode hingga makanan, politik hingga sains, hiburan hingga seni hingga arsitektur. Setiap "pertama" adalah penjelasan lengkap tentang topik yang ada, ditulis dengan gaya humor namun otoritatif. Itu termasuk:
• Sejarah sebenarnya dari tee golf
• Bagaimana seorang pria buta datang dengan kendali jelajah
• Mitos di balik asal usul salad Caesar
• Mengapa dan bagaimana diet pertama kali diet