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Barton,
Chris.
THE DAY-GLO BROTHERS : THE TRUE STORY OF BOB AND JOE SWITZER'S BRIGHT IDEAS AND BRAND-NEW COLORS New York : Charlesbridge, 2009 IL 3-6, RL 5.7 ISBN 157091673X |
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The Switzer brothers had very different ambitions when they grew up. Joe wanted to go into showbiz and hardworking Bob wanted to be a doctor. Unfortunately Bob suffered a serious industrial accident one summer that completely changed his future. His brother Joe practiced magic acts, keeping him company while he was recuperating from the accident in the dark cellar. Experimenting in the basement, the two brothers built their own ultra violet light and discovered the light caused a chemically-stained label from their dad’s drugstore, to glow in the dark. This glow spurred their curiosity. Together they experimented until they produced a glow-in-the-dark paint which made Joe’s magic act a huge success. Continuing to experiment, they created dayglo paint. This important discovery helped the United States win World War II, since the day-glo signs could be seen by planes high in the air. Day-glo buoys marked areas with explosive mines, and day-glo panels improved chances of getting rescued from a lifeboat. Read The DayGlo Brothers and learn how two brothers helped change the world by accidentally creating fluorescent colors. (Pennsylvania Young Reader's Choice Awards, 2011-2012) |
| SUBJECTS:
Fluorescence.
Colors. Paint. |
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