inventors

Profiles two brothers whose childhood interest in flight led them to build a successful flying machine.

Provides a look at the lives of Orville and Wilbur Wright, as seen through the eyes of their younger sister, Katharine, who provided support and encouragement while they worked on their many inventions.

A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography.

Describes the life and work of the inventor who developed the steamboat and made it a commercial success.

Follows the life of the accomplished American who achieved greatness as a writer, scientist, inventor, and statesman.

Discusses the life and work of Alexander Graham Bell, focusing on his invention of the telephone.

Presents a look at the life of Swedish-born engineer and inventor Captain John Ericsson, in simple text with illustrations, including information on his successes and his failures, describing, how designed and built a steam engine, a steam locomotive. and an ironclad ship that helped the Union in the Civil War.

Introduces the life of George Eastman, founder of the Kodak company, discussing his childhood in New York, his early jobs, and his invention of a way to take photographs using film on a roll instead of individual plates.

Describes the childhood of the famous artist and inventor, whose early interests in engineering, architecture, natural science, and painting were encouraged by his father.

An illustrated introduction to sixty major inventors, from the unknown inventor of the wheel to today's developers of virtual reality.