inventors

A biography of inventor Thomas Edison. Describes his curious nature from an early age when he fed worms to a friend to see if she would fly like a bird. Explores Edison's invention of the phonograph, electric light bulb, and motion pictures.

Introduces the life of Eli Whitney, who became famous for inventing a cotton gin and manufacturing guns with interchangeable parts.

"The story of George Ferris, inventor of the iconic Ferris Wheel"--Provided by publisher.

A freethinker from a young age, eleven-year-old Benjamin Franklin created his first invention--swim fins--at a time when swimming was rare and considered unhealthy. Includes a time line of Benjamin Franklin's life.

"This picture book biography of Chester Greenwood explores the invention of the earmuffs and the patenting process"--Provided by publisher.

Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.

"Fifth grader Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez has to find a solution when his robot 'brother' has repeated malfunctions at school and a newer model robot steps in as competition--and his mother's job is in jeopardy as a result"--.

Looks at the journeys of Henry Fox Talbot in England and Louise Daguerre in France as they invented modern photography.

This nontraditional tribute to Benjamin Franklin--all in almanac format--is brimming with humorous cartoons, instructive adages, and a wealth of information about a Founding Father who was as amusing as he was amazing. Benjamin Franklin devised armonicas and bifocals, helped bring us the Constitution and signed the Declaration of Independence, and even experimented with electricity and invented the Franklin stove. He amassed enough noteworthy accomplishments to cover the entire alphabet from A to Z!.

"Frank Einstein (kid-genius, scientist, and inventor) and his best friend Watson, along with Klink (a self-assembled artificial-intelligence entity), and Klank (a mostly self-assembled and artificial almost intelligence entity), once again find themselves in competition with T. Edison, their classmate and archrival--this time in the quest to unlock the power behind the science of the human body"--.