inventions

Covers inventors of the past and present, including the creators of Kevlar, Coca Cola, eBay, and the Global Positioning System. Explores the early life of each inventor, their education and professional life, and their contributions to society. Surveys the history of technological advancements in fields such as agriculture, transportation, communication, entertainment, textiles, medicine, and others.

Beatriz loves to fix old things and build new things. She's a master with her tool set and she's got a brain to match! But Beatriz comes face to face with her biggest challenge yet: a dog with only three legs. Beatriz makes a plan to build a special dog wheelchair, but the challenge proves to be harder than she expected. Will the obstacles be too great, or can Beatriz solve the problem and save the day?.

Examines key developments and discoveries in the scientific community in the nineteenth century and discusses how those discoveries brought people closer together and changed the way they lived.

Presents alphabetically organized entries that examine the lives and work of inventors, from James T. Russel to Ferdinand von Zeppelin, with biographies and articles about science technology, mathematics, transportation, and young inventors.

Presents alphabetically organized entries that examine the lives and work of inventors, from Robert Noyce and Jack Kilby to John A. Roebling, with biographies and articles about the military, weaponry, optics and vision, and patents.

Presents alphabetically organized entries that examine the lives and work of inventors, from Mary Anderson to Samuel Colt, with biographies and articles about accidents and mistakes, buildings and materials, and cloth and apparel.

Presents alphabetically organized entries that examine the lives and work of inventors, from Martin Cooper to Fuller Buckminster, with biographies and articles about communications, computers, contests, corporate invention, energy, power, entertainment, environment and investing, and food and agriculture.

Science educator Bill Nye details the history of developments in exploration, discussing clocks, the compass, submarines, telescopes, X-rays and MRIs, and rockets and the space shuttle. Includes an introduction to a student inventor.

"Despite being in an era that's distant, ancient China set into motion several societal practices and values. Other than that, it also gave birth to inventions and pushed forward a lot of new technology and engineering practices that continue to be useful today. This book will focus only on the science and technology in ancient China"--Provided by publisher.

"Inspired by her desire for late night snack, Camila invents a pair of light-up slippers, which make her a star to her classmates--but get her into trouble with her parents"--OCLC.