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1	Wizard: The Life and Times of Nikola Tesla more books like this by Marc J Seifer Nikola Tesla, credited by many as the inspiration for radios, robots, and even radar, has been called the patron saint of modern electricity. "Wizard" is the definitive biography of this founding father of modern technology. of photos. see all copies from $10.51! new only from $10.51! \| first editions \| SVS
2	My Inventions: The Autobiography of Nikola Tesla more books like this by Nikola Tesla "The progressive development of man is virtually dependent on invention. It is the most important product of his creative brain." Nikola Tesla, uncelebrated oracle of the electronic age without whom our telephone, radio, automobile ignition, and television would have been unrealized, was born in Croatia in 1856. He studied physics and mathematics ... see all copies from $4.74! new only from $4.74! \| SVS
3	Tesla, Man Out of Time more books like this by Margaret Cheney Cheney's biography of one of the greatest inventors and scientists of the modern age restores Tesla's precedence as the true inventor of radio, as well as of other remarkable firsts such as the harnessing of alternating current, remotely guided weapons, florescent lighting, and the bladeless turbine. The biography illuminates Tesla's relationships ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.84! \| first editions \| SVS
4	They Made America: From the Steam Engine to the Search Engine: Two Centuries of Innovators more books like this by Harold Evans, David Lefer, Gail Buckland From the steam engine to the search engine, Harold Evans presents an illustrated history of two centuries of American innovators. Vast and beautifully designed, scores of men and women populate this rollicking survey which reveals the surprising truths behind many modern creations, as well as valuable lessons to be gleaned by studying these ... see all copies from $3.23! new only from $5.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	Airman more books like this by Eoin Colfer in the 1890s, Conor Broekhart is a boy living on the Saltee Islands off the Irish coast, where his father works as the king's bodyguard. But his happy, carefree life is changed forever when he finds out that the power-hungry Marshall Hugo Bonvilian is organizing a military coup to overthrow the king. When Conor is unable to stop Bonvilian, the ... see all copies from $6.41! new only from $6.41! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	Practical Electronics for Inventors more books like this by Paul Scherz Here's the book for every hobbyist who wants to be an inventor but needs to learn the basics of electronics to get there. Scherz's reassuring step-by-step approach teaches the fundamentals in a way that requires no background in electronics. Profusely illustrated with elaborate detailed drawings, this-easy-to follow how to book offers all ... see all copies from $14.03! new only from $14.03! \| SVS
7	The Scientists: A History of Science Told Through the Lives of Its Greatest Inventors more books like this by John R Gribbin Focusing on the lives and achievements of individual scientists, this wonderfully readable description of scientific development over the past 500 years is by the bestselling author of "In Search of Schr]dinger's Cat." see all copies from $5.36! new only from $9.91! \| SVS
8	Ingenious Mechanisms for Designers and Inventors more books like this by Franklin Day Jones The descriptions and illustrations are confined to the important and fundamental elements, so that time is not wasted reading a lot of useless or irrelevant detail. Readers are told plainly and briefly what each mechanism consists of, how it operates, and the features which make it of special interest. The particular mechanisms have been selected ... see all copies from $9.99! new only from $29.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Invention of Everything Else more books like this by Samantha Hunt Hunt's novel is a wondrous imagining of an unlikely friendship between theeccentric inventor Nikola Tesla and a young chambermaid in the Hotel New Yorker, where Tesla lived out his last days. see all copies from $5.74! new only from $12.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Unofficial Lego Mindstorms Nxt Inventor's Guide more books like this by David J Perdue The LEGO Mindstorms NXT set is a very powerful robotics toolkit, but it lacks a detailed users guide. This is the users guide that every Mindstorms owner needs. Includes a Mindstorms NXT Brickopedia. see all copies from $21.77! new only from $21.77! \| signed copies \| SVS
11 view cover	Benjamin Franklin more books like this by Professor Edmund S Morgan In this biography of the Founding Father, Morgan looks at Ben Franklin's life and his many accomplishments in both politics and in science. He digs deeper to reveal the conflicts between Franklin's vision of what he wanted America to be and the historic collaborations that shaped the new country. A New York Times Notable Book for 2002. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.01! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	The Fantastic Inventions of Nikola Tesla more books like this by Nikola Tesla, David Hatcher Childress see all copies from $3.88! new only from $9.84! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Black Pioneers of Science and Invention more books like this by Louis Haber Profiles of 14 African American scientists and inventors including Benjamin Banneker, George Washington Carver, and Granville T. Woods. Illustrated with b&w photographs. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.14! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It more books like this by Julia Keller Pulitzer Prize-winner Keller offers a riveting account of the Gatling gun's invention, its misunderstood creator, and its tremendous impact on American and world events. 8-page b&w photo insert. see all copies from $4.90! new only from $13.16! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Thomas Edison: Young Inventor more books like this by Sue Guthridge, Wallace Wook (Illustrator) A biography focusing on the childhood of the inventor who patented more than 1,100 inventions in sixty years, among them the electric light and the phonograph. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.21! \| SVS
16 view cover	The Inventor's Bible: How to Market and License Your Brilliant Ideas more books like this by Ronald Louis Docie, Sr. You've just invented a new technology, a must-have product. So now what? Patent it? Manufacture it? Sell it? Successful inventor and author Ronald Docie shares more than 20 years of valuable insight and experience in "The Inventor's Bible," a guide to taking your ideas from concept to profit in record time. Using real case studies as examples, ... see all copies from $8.23! new only from $19.03! \| SVS
17 view cover	Death on the Lizard more books like this by Robin Paige After two apparently accidental deaths at a wireless telegraph station, Lord and Lady Sheridan are asked to head the investigation. When a local girl girl drowns, it becomes clear that the deaths and the dirty tricks at the station are related. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	20,000 Baseball Cards Under the Sea more books like this by Jon Buller, Susan Schade Roger's friend Kenneth uses an unusual sea vehicle of his own design to take them to an underwater cave, where a cache of old loot gathered by the mermaids turns out to contain a lot of very valuable old baseball cards. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.24! \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women more books like this by C Thimmesh Have you ever wondered who invented yummy Toll House cookies? Or who invented Kevlar? They were both women! This book, with multimedia artwork, tells the stories of many women who invented many things that changed people's lives. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.63! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Insisting on the Impossible: The Life of Edwin Land more books like this by Victor K McElheny In this masterful biography of the Magellan of modern technology, Victor McElheny portrays a great inventor and entrepreneur in action. Second only to Edison in the number of patents he received (535), Land not only invented instant photography but he built a gigantic enterprise that turned out polarizers, high-speed and x-ray film, identification ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.85! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Who Was Ben Franklin? more books like this by Dennis Brindell Fradin, John O'Brien, LL. (Illustrator) Full of the details kids want to know, the true story of Ben Franklin is by turns funny and sad, but always honest and inspiring. Illustrations. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| SVS
22 view cover	Against the Odds: An Autobiography more books like this by James Dyson In this updated autobiography, the British inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner tells the story of his incredible struggle to design and launch a machine that worked better than all others. see all copies from $10.99! new only from $30.00! \| first editions
23 view cover	The Last Lone Inventor: A Tale of Genius, Deceit, and the Birth of Television more books like this by Evan I Schwartz The compelling story of the David and Goliath clash between Philo T. Farnsworth, the man who invented television, and David Sarnoff, the media tycoon who was head of RCA and founder of NBC--and who took credit for Farnsworth's invention--is finally told. 16 photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Inventing Modern America: From the Microwave to the Mouse more books like this by Dr. David Brown, Lester C Thurow (Foreword by), James Burke (Introduction by) Profiles of the inventors of the computer mouse, the traffic light, colored cotton, and the assembly line, are among those included in this compendium of 20th-century American innovations. Through these colorful explanations the century takes shape. see all copies from $3.99! new only from $17.38! \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Tesla: Master of Lightning more books like this by Margaret Cheney, Robert Uth Cheney's biography of one of the greatest inventors and scientists of the modern age restores Tesla's precedence as the true inventor of radio, as well as of other remarkable firsts such as the harnessing of alternating current, remotely guided weapons, florescent lighting, and the bladeless turbine. The biography illuminates Tesla's relationships ... see all copies from $2.49! new only from $17.98! \| first editions

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