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Author
Publisher
The Innovation Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Like most of us, Frances Gabe detested housework -- she found cleaning a "nerve-twangling bore". Unlike most of us, she invented a contraption to free herself from this tedious task forever: a self-cleaning house! Gabe's wacky, wonderful home included almost 70 new patented inventions, from a soap-spraying sprinkler in the ceiling to a kitchen cabinet that washed, dried, and stored dishes all in one place. Though Gabe's invention didn't catch on,...
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
2004.
Language
English
Description
The author explores the beginnings of Edison's genius from his boyhood delight in mixing chemicals, sometimes with explosive results, to this disastrous time in school, even his early career as a twelve-year old businessman. He celebrates the imagination and stick-to-itiveness of the man who is America's greatest inventor and entrepreneur.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Describes the friendship between the two inventors and how Thomas Edison's advice to the young Henry Ford inspired Ford to work on his automobiles until he came up with an inexpensive, reliable version which became the Model T.
Author
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
Español
Description
Introduces the life of Benjamin Franklin, his role in writing the Constitution and Declaration of Independence, and his career as a scientist and inventor. Benjamin Franklin is best known for his experiments with lightning.
Author
Publisher
Millbrook Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
This nonfiction picture book tells the story of Lena Blackburne and his Baseball Rubbing Mud, which major league teams (and many other teams) use to take the shine off brand-new baseballs. This is also a story of how failure in one area led to triumph in another. Illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Group
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Benjamin Franklin was the son of a tradesman in Boston who rose to fame as a printer, writer and publisher. He was also very interested in science and is well known for his many inventions such as the Franklin stove, bi-focal glasses and one of his greatest discoveries that lightning was electricity and learned to harness that power with the invention of a lightning rod. He is also well known as one of the Founding Fathers of the new American nation...
Author
Series
Publisher
Harper
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
Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap, an imprint of Penguin Random House
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
"Meet the man behind the board games: Milton Bradley. Born in Maine in 1836, Milton Bradley moved with his family to the working-class city of Lowell, Massachusetts, at age 11. His early life consisted of several highs and lows, from graduating high school and attending Harvard to getting laid off and losing his first wife. These experiences gave Bradley the idea for his first board game: The Checkered Game of Life. He produced and sold Life across...
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