inventions

Account of Europe's rise to world leadership in technology that also destroys two time-honored myths of this leadership.

Introduces children to bicycles, describing the first bikes, parts and how they work, and different types of bikes.

Examines the lives and personalities of thirty inventors whose products changed the world, discusses their working processes, and looks at how they did or did not succeed in achieving their visions.

Presents a discussion of inventions across a span of five hundred years, covering developments in field such as medicine, agriculture, information, synthetics, transportation, and entertainment, with photographs and illustrations.

A collection of stories that answers questions concerning the origin of a number of gadgets, tools, furniture, and other everyday products.

Presents a series of illustrated questions and answers that describes how several inventions were discovered, such as the first television, airplane, automobile, and more.

Describes a number of inventions and scientific discoveries including the camera, cotton gin, diving bell, hot air balloon, steam engines and locomotives, x-ray pictures, and much more.

Presents information on various discoveries throughout history, including the compass, rudder, spinning wheel, stained glass, and more, and contains activities for children to help explain basic concepts.