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Back to the future

untold tales and alternate timelines
2017
Doc, Marty and a host of other characters embark on a series of new time-space continuum adventures.
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Super Soaker inventor Lonnie Johnson

As a kid, Lonnie Johnson liked to invent things. He often faced prejudice as an African American growing up in the segregated southern United States, but he eventually became an engineer for the US Air Force and NASA. He was working on a different invention when he came up with the idea for a new type of water gun. Johnson knew his toy was more powerful than other squirt guns---he just needed to find a way to make the Super Soaker available to kids all over the country. Learn how Johnson overcame many challenges to become a brilliant engineer and inventor.
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Alexander Graham Bell

Graphic novel biography of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor of the telephone.

The last days of night

a novel
Young lawyer Paul Cravath agrees to defend George Westinghouse as he's sued by Thomas Edison over rights to invention of the light bulb. Launched into the two men's world of high society, Paul's obsessive pursuit of victory will lead him to Nikola Tesla, the brilliant inventor who may hold the key to defeating Edison. Based on true events.
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Billy Sure kid entrepreneur and the attack of the mysterious lunch meat

"When a mysterious new lunch lady's menu begins transforming the students into zombies, Billy Sure races against time to invent something to reverse the outbreak."--OCLC.
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Billy Sure, kid entrepreneur, and the invisible inventor

"Billy has been working on an invisibility invention for years--but it isn't quite right yet. Now suddenly there's a new inventor on the scene who claims to have developed the perfect way to make people disappear. Is there a way for these two rival inventors to work together, or will Billy's dream of creating the world's frst invisibility spray disappear?"--Dust jacket.
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Billy Sure, kid entrepreneur and the everything locator

"Inventing a device capable of tracking down his missing math homework, Billy Sure is overwhelmed when his latest innovation attempts to recover every item he has ever lost, causing an enormous pile of junk to accumulate in his home."--OCLC.
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Billy Sure, kid entrepreneur and the cat-dog translator

Billy Sure has invented a device that lets pet owners know what their animals are trying to say.
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Billy Sure kid entrepreneur and the best test

"Everyone is talking about Billy Sure, the twelve-year-old genius and millionaire inventor whose inventions have become instant hits. Billy's lucky because in addition to being a rich and famous inventor, he already knows what he's best at: inventing, of course! He wants to help other kids figure out what they're best at too, and his latest invention, 'The Best Test' will do just that!"--Amazon.com.
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The Wright brothers

Explores the lives and achievements of Orville and Wilbur Wright -- the famous brothers who invented the airplane.
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