Steve "Sneeze" Wyatt attempts to thwart his parents' plan to have him skip eighth grade, but he has bigger problems when his friends disapprove of his new list and Mrs. "Fierce" Pierce threatens to keep him from the Invention Convention.
Looks at the thinking process followed by various inventors in their quests to create the gas engine, skyscrapers, the telephone, airplanes, movies, and other items, and includes an experiment related to each invention.
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.
Discusses developments in communication that preceded the telephone, tells the story of the phone's invention by Alexander Graham Bell, and explores its evolution and influence upon American life and culture.
