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In the 1760s a group of amateur experimenters met in the English Midlands. Blending science, art, and commerce, the Lunar Men changed the face of ... More

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Splendid . . . Reluctant Genius is a winner. Washington Times

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The rags to riches story of the great inventor--his unusual life and the valuable contributions he made to modern technology. "Cousins paints a ... More

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Dr. Haber has lifted from obscurity 14 remarkably gifted black Americans who played crucial roles in this country's scientific and industrial ... More

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Designed to accompany the traveling Benjamin Franklin Tercentenary exhibition celebrating Franklin's 300th birthday, this volume includes essays that ... More

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Mattie Knight could make almost anything. At just 12 years old, Mattie designed a metal guard to prevent shuttles from shooting off textile looms and ... More

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Examines the life and achievements of the famous inventor, from his boyhood experiments to his search for electricity.

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Its 1876 and Philadelphia is hosting the Worlds Fair. Alexander Graham Bell arrives to demonstrate his talking machine he calls the telephone. But ... More

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Tells the story of how Samuel Morse developed a working telegraph in 1844 that changed the way people communicated. Written in graphic-novel format.

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This unique portrait of one of America's most important figures is modeled on Franklin's own "Poor Richard's Almanack" and organized around the key ... More

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With the light bulb, the phonograph, motion pictures, and countless other technological marvels, Thomas Alva Edison revolutionized daily life as few ... More

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An introduction to the life of Thomas Edison, who invented the light bulb, the phonograph, and moving pictures.

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This title in the Snapshots: Images of People and Places in History series introduces readers to the scientist, inventor and professor who became a ... More

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Bringing the struggle, passion and empowerment of the black experience to young readers, "African American Inventors" introduces children to the ... More

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Biographies For Grades 4-8 Correlated to the Curriculum Extend the learning through this new biography series. The Library of American Lives and ... More

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Tells the story of Thomas Edison's involvement in the development of the incandescent light bulb. Written in graphic-novel format.

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This combination of biography, history, and science recounts the life of Thomas Alva Edison, from his mid-19th century boyhood, to the establishment ... More

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When George Eastman first started the film company that would one day be known as Kodak, he was working full-time at a bank and spending every night ... More

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Discusses black inventors and their contributions, including Benjamin Bradley, Madam Walker, and George Washington Carver.

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Text and pictures introduce the biography of Alexander Graham Bell, a scientist, inventor and teacher who is best known for inventing the telephone.

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True or False? The telephone was Alexander Graham Bells first invention. False! Alexander Graham Bell invented a talking machine when he was fifteen ... More

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