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Steve Silverman (Author)
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May 14, 2001
Steve Silverman was looking for a way to add some spice to his high school lectures when he realized that weird and bizarre true-life stories would capture his students' attention. In fact, they worked so well that the science teacher then began posting his discoveries to his own Web site, which he dubbed Useless Information. Well-researched and clearly sourced, Silverman's unusual tidbits have gained a wide following.

In Einstein's Refrigerator, Silverman collects more than 30 of the most fascinating stories he has gathered--tales of forgotten genius, great blunders, and incredible feats of survival, as well as answers to puzzling questions.

Einstein's Refrigerator is a remarkable book with spellbinding stories. Whatever happened to the refrigerator Einstein helped invent? While it never became a commercial success, its underlying concepts became the basis for cooling nuclear breeder reactors.


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About the Author

Steve Silverman teaches earth science, physics, and computer science at Chatham High School near Albany, N.Y. An inventor with more than 100 inventions to his credit, Steve also maintains a Web site, Useless Information (www.uselessinformation.org), has won numerous awards, including Yahoo's Site of the Week.

Product Details

  • Paperback: 192 pages
  • Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing; Original edition (May 14, 2001)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0740714198
  • ISBN-13: 978-0740714191
  • Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.6 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (52 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #232,273 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Very entertaining (and educational)!, July 17, 2001
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This is a great book for adults and kids. Some of the stories are hilarious, others outrageous, and most very educational. Ever wonder about the origin of kitty litter, why the inventor of Vaseline ate a spoonful every day, or how a college kid saved the NY Citicorp tower from falling over? Maybe not, but you'll be entertained by these humorous, but true stories of inventions, disasters and mishaps.
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33 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Flip Side of Urban Legends, January 4, 2002
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Everyone has heard of urban legends, those absolutly true accounts of apocryphal events which are truer with every telling. Usually, they represent an exaggeration, a fabrication or an outright hoax. In Einstein's Refrigerator, author Silverman serves up a host of stories collected from his Useless Information web site that sound much like urban legens, but aren't; each is absolutely true and substantiated. Ever hear the one about the guy who attached helium balloons to a lawn chair, then used a rifle to pop the balloons one by one to descend? Really happened! Or the one about the salvage company that raised a sunken ship by filling it with millions of ping-pong balls, inspired by a Donald Duck comic book? Also happened! The volume suffers though from a lack of cohesion; it is less a book than a collection of anecdotes. As a collection of conversation-starters or bet-settlers the book is at least as good as the compilations of urban legends from Thomas J. Craughwell and others and a pleasant diversion for those odd moments of down time.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Einstein Would Be Proud, September 12, 2001
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Books can often be divided into two categories: those that are well researched and informative, and those that are entertaining. "Einstein's Refrigerator" manages to be both. As a teacher I appreciate the time and effort Steve Silverman has put into verifying the authenticity of each of his bizarre tales,something missing from other books in this genre. His wry tone and informal style will attract the interest of even the most reluctant readers. I'm sure Einstein would be proud to be associated with Mr. Silverman's amusing collection of stories.
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