Sexless Oysters and Self-Tipping Hats: 100 Years of Invention in the Pacific Northwest

The Pacific Northwest is surpisingly rich in its history ofinvention. Who would have guessed that the automatic transmission, theelectric guitar, or Father's Day were invented here? the stories ofthese and over 150 other inventions are brought to life in SexlessOysters and Self-Tipping Hats. Author Adam Woog traces 100 years ofingenuity in Washington and Oregon through the range ofinventions-high-tech to simple, serious to silly-the region hasproduced.