Zannos, Susan

A biography of the actor, filmmaker, and director, Ron Howard.

Examines the life of Thomas Edison, focusing on his career as an inventor and founder of the General Electric Company.

Presents a brief biography of Albert Einstein, discussing his youth in Germany, his apparently slow development and bad temper, his poor showing in school, his work in the field of physics, his move to the U.S., and his role in the development of the atomic bomb.

Traces the life of the man whose determination to simplify the process of copying documents led to the invention of the process of xerography.

A biography of the nineteenth-century American musician whose many compositions include "Oh, Susannah," "Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair," "My Old Kentucky Home," and "Old Folks at Home.".

Discusses the life and career of the nineteenth-century Austrian composer.

Discusses the life and career of the eighteenth-century Austrian composer.