inventions

Uses full-color illustrations and a question-and-answer format to explain the machines and inventions that shaped and changed our modern lives including clocks, cars, and computers.

Focusing on inventions, this volume reveals answers to puzzling questions about a variety of topics, from some of mankind's earliest inventions to the ones most commonly used today. Includes facts, statistics, Internet links, images, photographs, and diagrams.

When Buzz Beaker's father invents an eco-friendly windmill that can power the entire town, Buzz is forced to prevent Mr. Sludgeco from destroying it in order to keep his own power plant from going out of business.

While bouncing through Earth's prehistory in a malfunctioning time machine, Andrew, his cousin Judy, and Thudd the robot meet Dr. Kron-Tox's nephew, Beeper, and nearly lose the Time-a-Tron in a tsunami.

"Twelve-year-old Hope lives in a post World War III town called White Rock where everyone must participate in Inventions Day, though Hope's inventions always fail. Her unique skill set comes in handy when a group of bandits invades the town"--Provided by publisher.

Offers explanations of how an array of both curious and common things came into existence in this fun interactive book with checklists, adhesive stars, and activities..

Tells stories of the origins of a variety of everyday things, including sliced bread, tea bags, the toothbrush, air conditioning, traffic lights, and many others, and features information on the technology and design of the items, as well as the social conditions under which they were created.

Combines work from Leonardo da Vinci's original coded notebooks with modern computer imaging to piece together more than thirty of Leonardo's mechanical inventions.

Collects alphabetically arranged essays on inventors from around the world and throughout history, from Abbas ibn Firnas to Philip Emeagwali, covering the importance of their inventions, with a focus on those whose ideas had a significant impact on improvement of life in general.

Includes the history of inventions and discoveries.