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Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
Lewis Latimer was one of the greatest inventors of his time. He was also an engineer who transformed the lightbulb at Thomas Edison's company. And he was a gifted artist, too. Includes fun facts, like who invented the Super Soaker.
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.
10) Robert Fulton
Author
Series
Publisher
Mitchell Lane Publishers
Pub. Date
c2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A simple look at the life of the famous inventor.
Author
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 8.2 - AR Pts: 9
Language
English
Formats
Description
Traces the inspiring life and career of the late founder of Apple, covering topics ranging from his struggles as an adopted child and a college dropout to his Buddhist faith and friendship with Steve Wozniak, in a portrait framed around his inspirational Stanford University commencement speech.
Author
Series
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2021]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Some of the most important American products and ideas have been developed by people born outside the United States. They have influenced every part of U.S. culture, from what people wear and drive to how they stay healthy, how they communicate with each other, and what they do for fun. Meet 25 immigrants who have led the way with life-saving inventions, by opening up sports to women and people of color, and so much more"--
Author
Publisher
Capstone Editions, a Capstone imprint
Pub. Date
[2020]2020.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.6 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Young Nikola Tesla got a shock when he rubbed his cat's fur. That small spark lit his imagination forever. Covering his early years to his eventual success in the world of electricity, Bright Dreams showcases Tesla's incredible journey of discovery and perseverance. Author-illustrator Tracy Dockray conveys Tesla's busy and imaginative world with collage-style artwork and informative sidebars"--
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2019]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
Español
Description
"Lonnie Johnson siempre estaba construyend cosas. De niño hacía cohetes. Construyó un robot con elementos básicos cuando era adolescente. De adulto trabajó para el Laboritorio de Propulsión a Reacción de la NASA. Y un día... ¡FUSHHH! Cuando estaba probando las piezas para un nuevo invento, un disparo de agua cruzó el baño. "Esto va ser un fran pistola de agua," pensó. Conoce a este ingeniero inovador que inesperadamente inventó...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
1st ed.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 8.4 - AR Pts: 4
Language
English
Description
An introduction to the life of young Benjamin Franklin describes how, as a rebellious teen in 1732, he ran away from his family and a Boston apprenticeship to Philadelphia, and how throughout subsequent decades he rose to become a distinguished statesman, renowned author and world-famous scientist.
Author
Series
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) Inc
Pub. Date
2013.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated biography of the inventor of the telephone"--
"Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!"--
Author
Publisher
Viking
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"Born at the stroke of midnight during a lightning storm, Nikola Tesla grew up to become one of the most important electrical inventors in the world. But before working with electricity, he was a child who loved playing with the animals on his family's farm in Serbia. An inventor since childhood, Tesla's patents encompassed everything from radar and remote-control technology to wireless communications. But his greatest invention was the AC induction...
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