inventors

"A deep, nostalgic dive into the advent of gaming [that] . . . returns us to the emerging culture of Silicon Valley. At the center of this graphic history . . . is the epic feud that raged between Atari founder Nolan Bushnell and inventor Ralph Baer for the title of 'father of the video game.' While Baer, a Jewish immigrant whose family fled Germany for America, developed the first TV video-game console and ping-pong game in the 1960s, Bushnell, a self-taught whiz kid from Utah, put out Atari's pioneering table-tennis arcade game, Pong, in 1972. Thus, a prolonged battle began over who truly spearheaded the multibillion-dollar gaming industry, and around it a sweeping narrative about invention, inspiration, and the seeds of digital revolution"--Provided by publisher.

A biography of Milton Bradley. Follow the story from Bradley's childhood and how his experiences came together when he formed the Milton Bradley Company and created the game of "Life".

In this humorous adaptation of the Snow White tale, Jo Bright excels at building bots. After the jealous queen banishes Jo to the forest, then attacks her dragon-bots, Jo and her new dragon friends fly the queen to the Moon, and a new bot-builder is chosen to rule the kingdom: Jo!.

Leonardo da Vinci is probably the most important figure to emerge from the Renaissance period. His paintings are international icons and his drawings of inventions were far ahead of their time.

An introduction to several inventions and inventors that made the United States what it is today.

A biography of inventor and electrical engineer Thomas Edison.

"Describes the life and work of Lonnie Johnson, the inventor of the Super Soaker squirt gun"--Provided by publisher.

"Read about 10 inventors and their inventions that stemmed from a mistake. Making mistakes doesn't mean you failed . . . it means you made something totally new!"--Provided by publisher.

A biography filled with facts about Benjamin Franklin.