inventors

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inventors

Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone

the invention that changed communication
2009
Introduces the life and accomplishments of Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor most widely known for developing the telephone.

Thomas A. Edison

a streak of luck
1986

CLICK!

a story about George Eastman
1987
Follows the life and career of the man who revolutionized photography by developing a camera simple enough for anyone to use.

Robert Fulton

Robert Fulton's many accomplishments are covered in this biography. Not only was Fulton a gifted painter, he was also an innovative engineer whose inventions include the commercial steamboat, the torpedo, and the first working submarine.

Wind power whiz kid

2009
Mr. Sludgeco, owner of the planet-polluting power plant, wants to destroy the eco-friendly windmill that Buzz Beaker's dad invented to power the entire town.

Significant American inventors

1975
Brief biographies of 145 inventors arranged in chronological-alphabetical order.

Vincent Shadow, toy inventor

2011
Eleven-year-old Vincent Shadow, inspired by the ideas of the inventor Nikola Tesla, has always kept his many unusual toy inventions secret from his family until he enters a contest whose prize is to spend a summer working with the eccentric Howard G. Whizz of Whizzer Toys.

Robert Fulton

2006
Presents a profile of eighteenth-century scientist Robert Fulton, inventor of the first workable steamboat, discussing his childhood in Pennsylvania, his association with Ben Franklin, and his lifelong interest in all sorts of boats.

John Ericsson

the inventions of war
1990
Traces the life of the Swedish-American engineer and inventor who introduced the successful use of screw propellers on commercial and naval vessles, and designed and built the famous Civil War ship, the Monitor.

A head full of notions

a story about Robert Fulton
1996
Describes the life and work of the talented inventor and resourceful businessman, with special emphasis on his development of the steamboat.

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