inventions

Once a month--every week in the summer--Steve the electrician dons special gear and, with the help of youngsters who live in his building, dives into a dumpster seeking useful objects that they can transform into imaginative new ones.

Discusses how a television works and the history of its development.

Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.

Brief life stories of twenty-seven persons whose inventions or discoveries have altered the environment to a marked degree. Includes a list of important dates in the history of invention and technology.

Life at Ella Mentry School gets a lot more interesting when the self-proclaimed nerd Mrs. Yonkers takes over the computer lab, and a new rule goes into effect banning all junk food.

Mr. Docker, a new science teacher, is a crazy inventor who blows things up, uses potatoes for power, and has A.J. and his friends wondering whether science is for nerds or is the coolest subject ever.

Charts the history of human ingenuity, from prehistoric tools to modern technology. Features a running chronology of world events on each page.

Describes the history behind twenty household inventions including the refrigerator, toilet, microwave, and alarm clock.

Profiles important inventors and inventions from colonial America, including Benjamin Franklin, David Rittenhouse, Sybilla Masters, Benjamin Banneker, and Thomas Jefferson.

Presents an introduction to inventors, providing brief illustrated biographical profiles that provide information on various inventions and the people behind them, from Alexander Graham Bell to Johannes Gutenberg.