inventors

A short biography of late nineteeth-century German automobile engineer Karl Benz that profiles his life and works which included his invention of the gas-powered automobile.

A short biography of late nineteenth-century Italian electrical engineer and Nobel laureate Guglielmo Marchese Marconi that profiles his life and works which included the development of a practical wireless telegraphy system known as the radio.

A short biography of nineteenth-century American photographer George Eastman that profiles his life and works which included his experiements to make the process of photography easier and more available to common people.

Presents a brief biography of Auguste and Louis Lumi?re, nineteenth century inventors, and provides information on their childhood, their education, and their achievements in science, including how they invented the Cinematographe.

Comprehensive reference source on well-known, as well as lesser-known, inventions and inventors, containing 785 topical and 361 biographical entries covering evrything from the wheel and axle to genetic engineering, skateboards to chewing gum, razors to lasers, hydrogen bombs to disposable diapers, and people as different in background, method, and interests as Charles Babbage and Charles Goodyear.

A biography of the American inventor and engineer who became a pioneer in the automobile industry and founded the Ford Motor Company.

A biography of the great inventor whose creations have contributed to the comfort, convenience, and entertainment of people all over the world.

Profiles the life and works of artist, sculptor, inventor, writer, and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci, and describes how much of his work became forerunners of many modern machines such as the automobile and the airplane.

Briefly introduces the life of Benjamin Franklin, touching on his inventions and his contributions to the city of Philadelphia as well as to the newly formed United States of America.