The Day-Glo Brothers

The True Story of Bob and Joe Switzer's Bright Ideas and Brand-New Colors

• Author(s): Chris Barton,
• Publisher: Charlesbridge Publishing
• Pages: 44
• ISBN_10: 1632893320
  ISBN_13: 9781632893321
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Juvenile Nonfiction / Biography & Autobiography / Science & Technology , Juvenile Nonfiction / Technology / Inventions , Juvenile Nonfiction / Science & Nature / Physics ,

Description:... A discovery that made the world a brighter place!

Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. Bob was a studious planner who wanted to grow up to be a doctor. Joe dreamed of making his fortune in show business and loved magic tricks and problem-solving.

When an accident left Bob recovering in a darkened basement, the brothers began experimenting with ultraviolet light and fluorescent paints. Together they invented a whole new kind of color, one that glows with an extra-special intensity—Day-Glo.

This cover reproduction is not printed with Day-Glo colors. The actual book, however, is printed using three Day-Glo colors: Saturn Yellow, Fire Orange, and Signal Green.