Inventions & Inventors

Piggy banks, silly putty, potato chips and frisbees are all things that were invented by mistake. Includes a bibliography. An IRA-CBC Children's Choice. ...

Leonardo da Vinci was a gifted painter, talented musician, and dedicated scientist and inventor, designing flying machines, submarines, and even helicopters...

One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric...

40+ things to create, draw, and make!Featuring art from the beloved New York Times bestselling picture book Iggy Peck, Architect, this activity book contai...

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 ...

Bill Gates, Born In Seattle, Washington, In 1955, Is An American Business Magnate, Investor, Philanthropist, And Author. In This Who Was...? Biography, Chil...

Moving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies of Bill Gates, Madam C. J. Walker, Hedy Lamarr, Walt Disney, and 12 other international innovators. Mo...

Put on your thinking cap and get inventive! Make a musical instrument from glass bottles, use a drop of water to create a microscope, develop your own com...

Sean Connolly’s Bestselling “genius At Work” Series Gets It’s “t!” Stem, Standing For Science, Technology, Engineering, And Mathematics, Refers ...

"The future is now! Supercool robots, amazing flying machines, floating hotels--this book is packed with 125 amazing inventions that will make you wish for ...

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How was this made? Children have always wanted to know the answer to this question—and this fun and eye-catching book provides answers. With six large ga...

look Around To See What Uses Oil—cars, Airplanes, Boats, Factories, And Countless Other Machines. The World Is Dependent On Oil As Its Main Source Of Ener...

An Introduction To Time Discusses The Inventions And Communication Used To Tell Time Throughout History, Including Hour Glasses And Atomic Clocks To Calenda...