inventions

Briefly summarizes the achievements of famous inventors throughout history from Gutenberg to Wernher von Braun.

Profiles the lives of American inventors, engineers, and scientists whose major technical accomplishments occurred during the Industrial Revolution and on through the beginning of World War II, arranged chronologically by birth date, and including such people as Charles Goodyear, George Eastman, and Margaret Bourke-White.

Surveys the lives and work of such innovative women as Grace Hopper, Fannie Farmer, C. J. Walker, and Stephanie Kwolek.

An introduction to the lives and accomplishments of nine American women inventors.

Provides accounts of ten significant twentieth-century inventors and the products they are responsible for including the laser, pocket calculator, and the microchip.

Describes some of the most significant inventions of the twentieth century, including the microwave, cellophane, assembly lines, and others, and includes a glossary, bibliography, and resources for further study.

On a two-day train trip to enter his invention in the National Science Competition in Washington, D.C., fourteen-year-old Steven "Steel" Trapp, possessor of a remarkable photographic memory, becomes embroiled in an international plot of kidnapping and bribery that may have links to terrorists.

Photographs and text tell the stories of some of the greatest inventions and inventors of the modern world.

Describes 100 important inventions and their impact on world history. Includes trivia games and projects.

Explains the mechanisms and principles behind everyday technology, machines, processes, and systems.