Mad Science: Einstein's Fridge, Dewar's Flask, Mach's Speed, and 362 Other Inventions and Discoveries that Made Our World

365 days of inventions, science, and technology, from the editors of Wired Magazine. On January 30, Rubik applied for a patent on his cube (1975). On the next day, 17 years earlier, the first U.S. Satellite passed through the Van Allen radiation belt. On March 17, the airplane 'black box' made its maiden voyage (1953). Every day of the year has a rich scientific and technological heritage just waiting to be uncovered, and Wired's top-flight science trivia book MAD SCIENCE collects them chronologically, from New Year's Day to year's end, showing just how entertaining, bizarre, and relevant science can be.