inventions

Examines the inventive process, how inventors work, and some important inventions and their impact on civilization.

Describes the invention and development of familiar objects used for information and entertainment, including the electric telegraph, pens, television, and others.

Describes the invention and development of familiar objects used in the home, including toilets, clocks, lightbulbs, refrigerators, and others.

Discusses how scientists are trying to develop sticky tape based upon the sticky substance on geckos.

Describes how car manufacturers have studied nature, particularly boxfish, in an attempt to create more aerodynamic, speedy, and efficient cars.

A creative fifteen-year-old boy in ancient Sumeria invents the wheel, resulting in many adventures, both humorous and threatening.

Presents an alphabetically-arranged introduction to every day inventions from A to B, who invented them, and how they work including the airplane, ballpoint pen, and breakfast cereal.

Text and photographs present amazing facts about a wide range of machines and inventions.

When the inhabitants of Dry Gulch wonder if they will survive the terrible drought that afflicts their town, Professor Fahrenheit offers to bring them rain with his amazing weather machine.

Describes some of the most important inventions in the history of civilization and the men primarily responsible for them.