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Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Co
Pub. Date
2006.
Language
English
Description
The inventions and inspiration of Benjamin Franklin and how they've stood the test of time
What would you do if you lived in a community without a library, hospital, post office, or fire department? If you were Benjamin Franklin, you'd set up these organizations yourself. Franklin also designed the lightning rod, suggested the idea of daylight savings time, and invented bifocals-all inspired by his common sense and intelligence. In this informative...
Author
Series
Publisher
Discover Roo!, an imprint of Pop!, a division of Abdo
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Get to know the life and legacy of Philo Farnsworth. Vivid photographs and easy-to-read text give early readers an engaging and age-appropriate look at his invention of a TV and how it changed entertainment forever. --
5) Hedy Lamarr
Author
Series
Publisher
Frances Lincoln Children's Books
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Young Hedy Lamarr was fascinated with machines. She love to sit with her father and hear all about scientific theories. A gifted musician and actress, she soon found fame on the stage, but her scientific curiosity never stopped. Electronics, chemistry, engineering - whatever Hedy put her mind to, she came up with ingenious inventions, blazing a trail for women in science and making great strides towards science. As well as a glittering film career,...
Author
Series
Publisher
Portable Press
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
"Benjamin Franklin has been called one of the most accomplished and influential Americans in history, and his role in shaping the United States has had a lasting impact that is still felt today. Franklin's research into topics as varied as electricity, meteorology, demography, and oceanography were as wide-ranging and important as his travels, which took him across the globe as a diplomat"--Provided by publisher.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In the mid-to-late-nineteenth century, a burgeoning science called electricity promised to shine new light on a rousing nation. Inventive and ambitious minds were hard at work. Soon that spark was fanned, and a fiery war was under way to be the first to light--and run--the world with electricity. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC), engaged in a brutal battle with Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, the inventors of alternating...
8) Cobblestone
Publisher
[Cobblestone Pub.]
Pub. Date
2020-
Language
English
Description
SUMMARY: Includes articles, games, poems, and suggestions for projects based on American history.
