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Author
Publisher
Cherry Lake Publishing
Pub. Date
[2017]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"The 21st Century Junior Library Women Innovators series highlights the contributions of women to STEM fields. Yvonne Brill and Satellite Propulsion examines the life of this important woman and her contributions to rocket science. Sidebars encourage readers to engage in the material by asking deeper questions or conducting individual research. Full color photos, a glossary, and a listing of additional resources all enhance the learning experience."--...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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
Series
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
2007.
Language
English
Description
This book in the acclaimed Women's Hall of Fame Series profiles 10 incredible women with an itch to invent. Written in an accessible, engaging, and informative style, Incredible Women Inventors examines both the challenges and successes in the lives of ten international problem-solvers. From Anna Sutherland Bissell, inventor of the carpet sweeper, to Elizabeth "Elsie" MacGill, the first woman aircraft designer in the world, young readers will have...
12) Lewis Latimer
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House
Pub. Date
[1994]
Language
English
Description
Discusses the inventor's career, life, and times.
Author
Publisher
Chelsea House Publishers
Pub. Date
[1999]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Highlights twenty-five notable achievements in science, medicine, and industry and the individuals responsible, including Alexander Graham Bell, Madame Curie, and Samuel F. B. Morse.
Author
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
[1986]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
A biography of the half-Dutch/half-black Surinamese man who, despite the hardships and prejudice he found in his new Massachusetts home, invented a shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized theshoe industry in the late nineteenth century.