inventors

A brief profile of Philo T. Farnsworth, who, while he was still a teenager, developed his ideas that led to the invention of the first television.

An introduction to the life of Robert Fulton, who is credited for developing the first steamboat.

An introduction to the life of Thomas Alva Edison, whose many inventions included the phonograph and the light bulb.

Traces the life of the man whose determination to simplify the process of copying documents led to the invention of the process of xerography.

Examines the life and many interests of eighteenth-century inventor and artist Robert Fulton, focusing on his development of the first large steamboat that worked.

Introduces the life of Samuel Morse, discussing his childhood in Massachusetts, his early inventions and career as an artist, and his development of the telegraph, as well as the special code used to send messages.

Tells the life story of Eli Whitney and describes the impact of his major inventions, the cotton gin and mass production, on the world.

Thirteen-year-old Robert "Qwerty" Stevens uses the time machine he finds in his back yard to visit Thomas Edison's workshop in 1879, and there helps develop the electric light bulb, but then needs his sister's help to return to his own time.

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

A brief introduction to the life of the man who invented the telephone.