Bidder, Jane

Describes the invention and development of familiar objects used to go places, including cars, airplanes, wheelchairs, roller skates, and others.

Describes the invention and development of familiar objects used for information and entertainment, including the electric telegraph, pens, television, and others.

Describes the invention and development of familiar objects used in the home, including toilets, clocks, lightbulbs, refrigerators, and others.

Describes familiar inventions that are used for play, tracing the development of toys and games throughout history and profiling famous toy inventors.