inventors

An animated biography of Benjamin Franklin focusing on his roles as scientist and inventor and on his experiments with electricity.

Edison's legendary career as the "Wizard of Menlo Park" portrayed in detail.

Presents the life of Samuel F. Morse focusing on his childhood, education, portrait paintings, marriage, his time as professor of Fine Arts, and as inventor of the telegraph.

Examines the life and career of Chester Carlson, the man who invented the first copy machine.

A reference to the inventors and inventions that have advanced our social, business, and cultural lives.

Introduces the life and accomplishments of American inventor and mechanic Eli Whitney, who is best known for building the cotton gin, a machine to separate cotton fiber from its sticky seeds. Emphasizes the significance of Whitney's ingenuity as a reflection of and influence on the rapid development that occurred during the Industrial Revolution.

Describes the life of statesman Ben Franklin for young readers and includes information about his early life, large family, short education, printing career, kite experiment, and the Franklin stove. Later Franklin became interested in working for the government and assisted in writing and signing the Declaration of Independence.

Biographical sketches of ten twentieth-century inventors who have made an impact on modern life.

Presents capsule accounts of notable first achievements by African Americans, arranged in the categories "Agriculture and Everyday Life, " "Dentistry and Nursing, " "Life Science, " "Math and Engineering, " "Medicine, " "Physical Science, " and "Transportation.".