What's in a Name?: From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People Tapa blanda - 2008
de Philip Dodd
A brilliant and personal literary journey, in which Philip Dodd tells the curious talesof people whose names deliberately or by chance became household words
What's in a name? For Philip Dodd, this question led toan international tour, sleuthing the history of some ofour most intriguing eponyms. The result is a collection ofsurprising, stranger-than-fiction stories from history, thearts, the halls of science, and sometimes simply the realmof serendipity. This armchair traveler's delight containslittle-known tales of such immortal figures as:
ċ Roy Jacuzzi, alive and well and still bubbling withideas in Happy Valley, California
ċ Joseph P. Frisbie, the baker whose pie tins inspiredWham-O's ubiquitous flying disc
ċ Ernst Gräfenberg, for whom the G-spot was namedá Samuel Maverick, the Texas pioneer who refused tobrand his calves
ċ And many other colorful figures
From Belgium to Buenos Aires, from Orlando to LosAngeles, Dodd's readers go along for the ride. What's In aName? is a marvelous tribute to people who changed ourlanguage whether through hard work, creativity, or theluck of the draw.
Resumen
What?s in a name? For Philip Dodd, this question led to an international tour, sleuthing the history of some of our most intriguing eponyms. The result is a collection of surprising, stranger-than-fiction stories from history, the arts, the halls of science, and sometimes simply the realm of serendipity. This armchair traveler?s delight contains little-known tales of such immortal figures as:
· Roy Jacuzzi, alive and well and still bubbling with ideas in Happy Valley, California
· Joseph P. Frisbie, the baker whose pie tins inspired Wham-O?s ubiquitous flying disc
· Ernst Gräfenberg, for whom the G-spot was named ? Samuel Maverick, the Texas pioneer who refused to brand his calves
· And many other colorful figures
From Belgium to Buenos Aires, from Orlando to Los Angeles, Dodd?s readers go along for the ride. What?s In a Name? is a marvelous tribute to people who changed our language?whether through hard work, creativity, or the luck of the draw.
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- Título What's in a Name?: From Joseph P. Frisbie to Roy Jacuzzi, How Everyday Items Were Named for Extraordinary People
- Autor Philip Dodd
- Encuadernación Tapa blanda
- Edición Reprint
- Páginas 265
- Volúmenes 1
- Idioma ENG
- Editorial Avery Publishing Group
- Fecha de publicación 2008-12-30
- ISBN 9781592404322 / 1592404324
- Peso 0.51 libras (0.23 kg)
- Dimensiones 8 x 5.28 x 0.8 pulgadas (20.32 x 13.41 x 2.03 cm)
- Época de 18 a UP años
- Cursos 13 - UP
- Dewey Decimal Code 422
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