Graphic library. Inventions and discovery

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Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone

In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Alexander Graham Bell came up with the telephone, and how his invention changed the way people communicate.
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The Wright brothers and the airplane

Presents a brief overview of inventors Orville and Wilbur Wright in graphic novel format, and examines their work on the first successful powered airplane.
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Thomas Edison and the lightbulb

In graphic novel format, tells the story of Thomas Edison's involvement in the development of the incandescent light bulb.
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Philo Farnsworth and the television

In graphic novel format, tells the story of how Philo Farnsworth came up with the idea for electronic television at age fourteen, and later developed his idea into the technology for television that is still used today.

Levi Strauss and blue jeans

A graphic novel presenting the story of Levi Strauss and his invention of denim jeans. Also includes facts about Strauss and blue jeans, a glossary of terms, and resources.

Samuel Morse and the telegraph

2007
Presents a brief biography of inventor Samuel Morse in graphic novel format, and examines how he developed a working telegraph in 1844 that revolutionized the way people communicated.

Frank Zamboni and the ice-resurfacing machine

2008
Describes, in graphic comic format, how Frank Zamboni created the ice-resurfacing machine and its effects on all ice-based sports.

Johann Gutenberg and the printing press

2007
An account of how Johann Gutenberg worked to developed a printing press with moveable type, telling of the long process involved in trying to print the Bible, and how the invention was taken from him just before he achieved his goal. Presented in graphic format.

Isaac Newton and the laws of motion

2007
This book tells the story of how Isaac Newton developed the laws of motion and the law of universal gravitation.
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