inventions

Explores a number of space inventions including satellites and rockets, the lunar rover, and the Mariner probe, and contains instructions to make an astro helmet, star-gazing telescope, and a three-stage rocket.

Describes a number of inventions and medical discoveries including polymers and plastics, vaccinations and antiseptics, anaesthetics and nerve drugs, genes and DNA, CAT scanner and pacemaker, and much more.

Presents an overview of the history of inventors and their inventions, from Archimedes and Leonardo da Vinci, to Alexander G. Bell and the Wright Brothers, providing brief profiles of each as well as activities to illustrate their achievements.

Presents information on various tools and inventions throughout history, including eye glasses, the catapult, parachutes, and flush toilets, with activities for children to help explain basic concepts. Includes illustrations and a glossary.

Old MacDonald teaches the vowel letters as she operates her farm using strange contraptions.

Explains the history and science behind twenty-four classic inventions such as the potter's wheel, tempera paint, the thermometer, the geodesic dome, and the battery; and includes simple instructions for recreating these items.

Resource guide for inventors including information on how to develop a marketing plan, sample forms, and appendices of information sources.