inventors

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inventors

Thomas Alva Edison

inventing the electric age
1996
Details the life and work of Thomas Edison, who developed the electric light bulb and over 1000 patents for other inventions and innovations.

Buzz Beaker and the growing goo

2011
Buzz, trying to sell science kits at the toy store, does a demonstration that gets a bit out of hand when goo takes over the shop.

Buzz Beaker and the cool caps

2011
The air conditioner is not working and it is too hot to think, so Buzz invents a solution to keep everyone cool.

Buzz Beaker and the cave creatures

2011
Buzz and his dad explore a cave with the aid of cat-eye vests Buzz made to help them see in the dark.

Now & Ben

the modern inventions of Benjamin Franklin
2007
Introduces young children to the inventions created by Benjamin Franklin during his lifetime and how we use those inventions today.

The Wright brothers

how they invented the airplane
1992
Recounts the story of Wilbur and Orville Wright, from their childhood, tinkering and building their own printing press, to owning the Wright Cycle Company, to inventing the world's first powered, controlled airplane. The self-trained engineers worked side by side to solve the most complicated problems in the history of flight.

Brainstorm!

the stories of twenty American kid inventors
1995
Reveals some of the amazing inventions of the past and present that have come from young Americans, ages eight to nineteen.

Love potion

2004
Jimmy and his friends begin acting crazy after being exposed to a love potion Jimmy has invented in hopes of creating an anti-girl vaccine.

Battle of the band

2003
Jimmy and his friends compete against a rival group to win the talent contest at Retroville Elementary School.

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