{"product_id":"inventions-that-could-have-changed-joe-rhatigan-9781623541019","title":"Inventions That Could Have Changed the World...But Didn't!","description":"Dive into the US Patent Office's zaniest back-catalogue entries in this laugh-out-loud collection of wacky, weird, and unwieldy inventions  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhy haven't we ever heard of the jumping balloon, the ejector bed, or the Portable Baby Cage? Some inventions were too off-putting. Others simply didn't work, though they laid the foundation for greater successes down the line (here's looking at you, Mr. Henry Ford). And still others may be the next big thing . . . some day. Learn about the inventors, what they thought they would build, and what--if anything--they actually accomplished. Zany illustrations of the contraptions in use throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joe Rhatigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1623541018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781623541019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlesbridge Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/06\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.90h x 8.90w x 0.30d","brand":"Joe Rhatigan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939320955135,"sku":"9781623541019","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_cd2fb232-3e63-4819-b673-451bd365b558.jpg?v=1681440807","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/inventions-that-could-have-changed-joe-rhatigan-9781623541019","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}