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Traces the life and work of the man whose nineteenth century inventions led to the development of the computer.

The lives of twenty writers, ranging from Dickens, the Bront?s, and Poe to Twain, Sandburg, and Langston Hughes, are profiled in this eclectic, humorous, and informative collection.

A collection of short biographical sketches of famous artists emphasizing their unique personalities and the impressions they made on the people who knew them.

Narrates the life of the German-born musical genius who lost his hearing completely by age fifty and who is renowned as one of the world's greatest composers.

Discusses many inventions from earliest times to the twentieth century, providing information on how they work and when they were first invented.

Describes the history of some of the most influential and familiar inventions such as the printing press, radio, and television, as well as some of the world's great inventing disasters.

Profiles of thirty American writers from Hawthorne and Irving to Faulkner and Hemingway.

An illustrated biography of the life of Beethoven. Includes extracts from some of his most famous works--the Third, Fifth, and Ninth symphonies.

Contains profiles of ten nineteenth-century American literary authors, from Washington Irving to Stephen Crane, and assesses their work and its significance for American life and culture.