inventors

"This book traces the life of Thomas Edison, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the many inventions for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Edison's life."--Provided by publisher.

Examines the life of Clarence Birdseye, discusses his education and business ventures, and looks at how his efforts to find a way to store food and keep it fresh while living with his family in Labrador led to the invention of his quick freezing methods and development of the Birds Eye brand.

"Discusses George Ferris' invention of the Ferris Wheel and the man behind it, including the idea, the obstacles, and the eventual success"--.

Traces the life of Thomas Edison, one of the most influential inventors in American history, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the many inventions for which he is best known.

Looks at the lives of electrical inventors Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.

A biography, in graphic novel format, of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and Alexander Graham Bell, that focuses on the point when their lives intersected around the turn of the twentieth century, as they each raced to be the leading genius of the time and improve the world for mankind with advances in the fields of light, sound, and vision.

Looks at the life and career of Alexander Graham Bell, examining how he invented the telephone and his work with the deaf.

Eliza Bloom, trying to help her dog make a love connection with the neighbor's dog, tries to create an invention to prove her neighbor, Mrs. McNice, is not as nice as she seems.

A biography of Clarence Birdseye, the American inventor, discussing work as a fur trapper in Canada early in the twentieth-century, his patented Birdseye freezing process that changed the way we preserve, store, and distribute food, and the other inventions that he created.