inventions

Author Solly Angel recounts how he invented a thinner and lighter bathroom scale. Tells about Solly's decade-long pursuit and all the steps he took during the invention process. Follows his travels around the world to meet with engineers, designers, lawyers, product development specialists, and corporate executives.

A reference to the inventors and inventions that have advanced our social, business, and cultural lives.

Describes the growth, development, and importance of academic learning and scientific inquiry in Western Civilization, stressing the significance of inventions and intellectual advancement.

Lunchbox is an ordinary basset hound until he is abducted by aliens, zapped by a mental enhancer, and sent back to convert Earth's garbage into food--a task that would be easier if he had opposable thumbs, or at least tentacles.

Explores how inventions and patents such as the air bag, the pregnancy test, and the first computer have helped create the American Dream, discussing how trends in the history of the United States are reflected in the patent records.

Traces the history of inventions and discoveries from prehistoric times to the present.

Summarizes 1000 notable inventions and discoveries of ancient and modern times, from 3,000,000 B.C. to the beginning of the twenty-first century A.D. Presented in chronological order.

Ponta discovers that there are obstacles in her path to winning Mirai's love. First, she meets Mirai's mother, who hates dogs and has a very different idea about the kind of girl her son should date. Then, she meets Mirai's ex, who became a Japanese pop idol and has come back to rekindle old flames.