inventors

Boyne captures the passions of the people in aviation's earliest days who risked - and sometimes lost - everything to accomplish the impossible.

An in-depth look at the life of artist Leonardo da Vinci, focusing on his scientific insights into water, war, flight, robots, and the human form.

Text and photographs look at the life and career of Benjamin Franklin, who was a publisher, inventor, scientist, and one of the authors of the Declaration of Independence.

"Read about the genius of Les Paul and how he invented the electric guitar"--Provided by publisher.

"Read about the genius of George Ferris and his amazing invention" -- Provided by publisher.

"When fourteen-year-old Irene Sauvelle moves with her family to Cape House on the coast of Normandy, she's immediately taken by the beauty of the place--its expansive cliffs, coasts, and harbors. There, she meets a local boy named Ismael, and the two soon fall in love. But a dark mystery is about to unfold, involving a reclusive toymaker who lives in a gigantic mansion filled with mechanical beings and shadows of the past."--Provided by publisher.

Text and illustrations offer an introduction to the life and inventions of nineteenth-century Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication.

Chronicles the life of American painter and inventor Samuel F. Morse, discussing his childhood, failures as a painter, role in the creation of the telegraph, and other related topics.

Eliza Boom is the daughter of a spy gadget inventor who hopes to create a great invention like her father, but first she needs to get a roll of her father's top-secret film back from the class bully Zoe Wakefield.