inventors

Illustrations and simple rhyming text introduce young readers to the life and inventions of Garrett Morgan, the inventor of the traffic signal and other important advancements.

A biography of the black engineer and inventor credited with many inventions, including refrigeration units for trucks and railroad cars, portable X-ray units, and the ticket dispenser.

A dual biography focusing on humorous highlights in the lives of James Watt and Robert Fulton, whose respective inventions of the steam engine and the steamboat laid the foundation of modern transportation.

During the Revolutionary War, fourteen-year-old Nathan joins forces with his older cousin, the inventor David Bushnell, to secretly build the first submarine used in naval warfare.

Describes how Mattie Knight developed her first invention, a stop-motion device to make looms safer for workers.

A biography of the inventor responsible for the electric light bulb and other important inventions and innovations, told in the form of an imagined interview.

Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.

An introduction to the genius with a curious mind who loved to experiment and who invented the phonograph, light bulb, movie camera, and numerous other items.

A biography of the man whose curiosity and perseverance led to various inventions, particularly the telephone, for which he is best known.

Highlights the life of the prolific inventor who gave the world such useful items as the electric light, motion pictures, and the phonograph.