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.
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.
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.
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.
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.