inventors

Explores some of the most important inventions in the history of humankind and discusses how the inventing process works.

Presents a brief history on ten inventions that have changed our world. Includes photographs and images as well as a time-line.

When Buzz Beaker's father invents an eco-friendly windmill that can power the entire town, Buzz is forced to prevent Mr. Sludgeco from destroying it in order to keep his own power plant from going out of business.

Profiles William Hewlett, co-founder of the Hewlett Packard Company, which has been producing electronics equipment since 1939.

Simple text describes the life and accomplishments of Thomas Alva Edison, inventor of the phonograph, electric light bulb, and many other devices.

Text and photographs introduce the life of Benjamin Franklin, an inventor and statesman who was influential in the early days of the United States.

All the animal inhabitants of Blackberry Hollow become involved when Parnassus the bear, absent-minded but amiable inventor, tries to get Tom McPaddy the frog back to his home in Scotland.

Presents the history of the Xerox machine and the inventor, Chester Carlson, who began working on his ideas during the Depression, the difficult times he had selling his prototypes, and how a relatively obscure person created the most successful product ever marketed in America.

Discusses the life and many accomplishments of the famed inventor Thomas Edison.

A biography of the founding father, from his boyhood in Boston through his apprenticeship in the publishing business to his accomplishments as a printer, scientist, inventor, and statesman.