Wyckoff, Edwin Brit

"Learn about Vivien Thomas and the clamp he invented to help stop bleeding in a very small space"--Provided by publisher.

Chronicles the life and career of Theodore H. Maiman, the man who invented the laser.

Profiles the life of James Naismith, credited with having invented the game of basketball in 1891.

Traces the life of Canadian James Naismith who used his training as a minister to reach out to troubled teenagers and invented the game of basketball to get kids at the YMCA involved in a team sport that could be played indoors in the winter.

Describes how Philo Farnsworth, a fifteen-year-old farmer's son, used electrons carried by radio waves to create the first television.

"Read about the genius of Les Paul and how he invented the electric guitar"--Provided by publisher.

How Philo T. Farnsworth thought up the television and how it revolutionized American culture.

Chronicles the life and career of Theodore H. Maiman, the man who invented the laser.

"Read about James Naismith and how he invented the game of basketball" -- Provided by publisher.

This book describes the life of Stephanie Kwolek, who, as a child, shifted from perfect sewing to precise chemistry experiments and invented Kevlar, thread stronger than steel that could stop bullets.