inventors

A biography of the engineer who led the team of engineers that developed the first successful video tape recorder.

Traces the work of the physicist who finally won recognition as the inventor of lasers after a long battle to be given credit for his ideas.

Middle schooler Eddy loves science and inventing, but has trouble with people. Will his new friends help him rethink his definition of success?.

Julian Calendar thought he could leave his "nerdy" persona at his old school, but instead joins with other inventors and works with them to prevent an adult from using one of their gadgets for evil. In graphic novel format.

In 1907 Columbus, Ohio, fourteen-year-old Cromwell Dixon, aided by his mother, begins building the flying bicycle he has invented to enter in the St. Louis Air Ship Carnival.

Eleven-year-old inventor Sol must recover his self-confidence if he and his eight-year-old sister, Connie, are to escape the clutches of Hansel and Gretel's witch, to whom they have been led by their new stepmother and the man they believe to be their father.

Young Thomas Edison saves a child from being hit by a train and, as his reward, asks for training as a telegraph operator because that will help him prepare to become an inventor.

Contains profiles of eighty-three notable inventors from throughout history, each featuring a list of pertinent facts, and providing information about the individual's childhood, education, marriage and family, and the nature of his or her invention. Arranged alphabetically, with a time line of invention, and a subject index.

Traces the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft.

Profiles eleven inventors between the ages of eight and fourteen, describes the steps involved in inventing a new product, and discusses contests, patents, lawyers, and clubs.