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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright
A Note to Readers and Their Parents
Dedication
Contents
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE: Things Made Of Paper
HANDMADE PAPER
IN THE BEGINNING
PLEASE DON’T STEREOTYPE ME
HOW DO YOU SPELL “QWERTY”?
LIFE ISN’T ALWAYS FAIR
CUTTING EDGE
PAPER SNOWFLAKE
CRYSTAL SNOWFLAKE
KALEIDOSCOPE
DO THE MATH
WATER BOMB
“EVERYTHING IMAGINABLE”
CHAPTER TWO: Levers and Pulleys
FAMOUS FIRSTS
FOUNDING INVENTOR
IN THE BAG
THE TUBE
CAN YOU GIVE ME A LIFT?
JUMPING JACK
SIMPLE WISHING WELL
PUPPET THEATER AND CURTAIN
KEEP IT SIMPLE
SMALL CORRAL WITH SELF-CLOSING GATE
ACCIDENTS WAITING TO HAPPEN
CHAPTER THREE: Things Made of Wood
JAGGED EDGE
VIOLIN PLANT STAND
A SHORT HISTORY OF GLUE
SEW WHAT
HOMEMADE STILTS
THE WORD NERD
SAILBOAT
WHATEVER FLOATS YOUR BOAT
SEAWORTHY
MARIONETTE
PAPIER-MÂCHÉ PUPPET HEAD
PAPER CHASE
CHAPTER FOUR: Things That Fly
MY CHILDHOOD BIRD KITE
WHAT A DRAG
HOW THE GOLF BALL GOT ITS DIMPLES
GO FLY A KITE
KITE
SIMPLE PAPER AIRPLANE
COMPLEX PAPER AIRPLANE
TRIAL AND ERROR
IT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE
SIMPLE HELICOPTER
THE FORGOTTEN ALPHONSE PÉNAUD
PARACHUTE
CHAPTER FIVE: Optical Illusions
HELLO BOYS! MAKE LOTS OF TOYS!
CAN YOU HEAR ME? CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW?
THE PATENT THAT WENT TO THE SUPREME COURT
MÜLLER-LYER ILLUSION
AMES TRAPEZOIDAL WINDOW
LOVE IS BLIND
STEREOSCOPE
THE THIRD DIMENSION
AMES ILLUSION ROOM
SOLAR SYSTEM DIORAMA
COMPASS FLOWER
LET THERE BE LIGHT
EPILOGUE: The Squeeze Machine
Acknowledgments
Bibliography
Index
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