inventors

Lonnie Johnson was always building things. As a kid he made rockets. As a teenager he built a robot from scratch. As an adult he worked for NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory on the Galileo orbiter and probe that studied Jupiter. And then one day, while hooking up his latest invention to the bathroom sink to test it out...WHOOSH! Meet the innovative engineer who unexpectedly invented one of the most popular toys of all time - the Super Soaker.

Provides a biography of Orville and Wilbur Wright, from their childhood years to their invention of the first successful airplane.

One day a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk...and so did Richard's imagination. He knew right away that he had stumbled onto something marvelous.

Andi and Bruce, the foster children of aspiring rock musicians, discover an abandoned old hotel that seems like the perfect place to hide their secretly adopted dog, but matters get out of hand when they find themselves unable to turn away other strays looking for shelter.

"Capturing an engineer's creative vision and mind for detail, this fully illustrated picture book biography sheds light on how the American inventor George Ferris defied gravity and seemingly impossible odds to invent the world's most iconic amusement park attraction, the Ferris wheel"--From the publisher.

Profiles men and women whose ideas and innovations have had a significant impact on the world, including modern-day magnates Russell Simmons and Ted Turner; John Fitch, inventor of the steam-powered boat; the immigrant creator of the Maidenform bra; Barbie designer Ruth Handler; and others.

As he unravels mysteries of the universe with his new telescope and challenges the scientific authorities in Italy in 1605, Galileo finds support from an unexpected source, the son of the powerful Medicis.

Videocassette. Looks at the life of this true Renaissance man, examining his incredible curiosity and understanding of the things around him.

"An illustrated biography of the inventor of the telephone"--Provided by publisher.