Brief History of Everyday Objects - 10th Anniversary Edition (Hc)

Brief History of Everyday Objects is back with a brand new, 10th Anniversary full color edition from Silver Sprocket, with additional pages of new material! Out of print for years. Hilarious, entertaining, and illustrated histories behind some of life's most common and underappreciated objects--from the paper clip to the toothbrush to the sports bra and roller skates.An intrepid, graphic tour through the unusual stories behind the creation of some of the overlooked items that surround us in our daily lives. Chapters introduce readers to a cast of inventors whose ideas led to the ballpoint pen riots, cowboy wars, and really bad Victorian practical jokes. Structured around the different locations in our home and daily life--the kitchen, the bathroom, the office, and the grocery store--award-nominated comic artist Andy Warner traces the often surprising and sometimes complex histories behind the items we often take for granted. Readers learn how: Velcro was invented by a Swiss engineer after he took his dog for a walk; the coffee filter was created by a German housewife; the Slinky was devised by a naval engineer while on board ship; and Monopoly was developed by a radical feminist as an anticapitalist lesson.