{"product_id":"bottss-dots-roz-silva-9781732526501","title":"Botts's Dots: Not just a bump in the road","description":"\u003cp\u003eSome inventions are such a familiar part of our everyday lives that we may never stop to think about where they came from or who invented them. \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBotts's Dots: Not Just a Bump in the Road\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eis the first book in the \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eWho Invented That?\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e series about just such inventions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eDr. Elbert Dysart Botts\u003c\/strong\u003e was a hero of the modern era. In the 1950s he worked as an engineer at a division of California's Highway Transportation Agency later called Caltrans. To improve safety for drivers and highway workers, he and his team developed the markers now known as \u003cstrong\u003eBotts Dots\u003c\/strong\u003e. These little round dots, laid out in rows, made it easier for drivers to stay within their lanes, especially at night or in rainy weather, or when sleepy or distracted.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e This is the story of Dr. Botts and his dots.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roz Silva\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1732526508\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732526501\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Dayton Publishing LLC\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/25\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.21lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 8.50w x 0.09d","brand":"Roz Silva","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44860470460671,"sku":"9781732526501","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5a5b28f6-6bb2-4cc9-9ab3-853be78c2db7.jpg?v=1709136160","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bottss-dots-roz-silva-9781732526501","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}