Author : Lorraine Hopping Egan
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 46,92 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780590103886
Presents reproducible cross-curricular activities for grades four through eight on historic and modern inventions and inventors, and includes ideas for student inventions.
Author : Frank Puterbaugh Bachman
Publisher :
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 36,45 MB
Release : 1918
Category : Inventions
ISBN :
Nine remarkable men produced inventions that changed the world. The printing press, the telephone, powered flight, recording and others have made the modern world what it is. But who were the men who had these ideas and made reality of them? As David Angus shows, they were very different quiet, boisterous, confident, withdrawn but all had a moment of vision allied to single-minded determination to battle through numerous prototypes and produced something that really worked. It is a fascinating account for younger listeners.
Author : Robert Winston
Publisher : Dorling Kindersley Ltd
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2020-05-28
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 024146630X
Step into Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, relax on board Hideo Shima's speedy bullet train, and join movie star Hedy Lamarr to bounce ideas around in between takes. Inventors looks at the towering achievements of more than 50 inventors in great detail. From Lizzie Magie, who came up with the idea for the game Monopoly, but had it stolen, to the ancient Turkish polymath Ismail al-Jazari, who decided the best way to power a clock was with a model elephant, to Richard Turere, the Maasai inventor who created a lion-scaring device when he was just 13 years old - the inventors of this ebook have all used buckets-full of creativity to find ways to improve our world. Each page is packed with jaw-dropping facts, with every inventor's achievements written as a story. Professor Robert Winston's beautiful descriptions of the inventors' lives are brought to life through stunning illustrations by Jessamy Hawke and fantastic photography highlights the detail of their designs.The inventors come from all walks of life and parts of the world, making this the perfect ebook for every budding inventor.
Author : Patrice McLaurin
Publisher : Digital Arts, Incorporated
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 41,25 MB
Release : 2016-05-01
Category :
ISBN : 9780997315202
Have You Thanked an Inventor Today? is a journey into the often forgotten contributions of African-American inventors, that contributed to the American landscape. This book was written to appeal to African-American youth, inspiring creative thought and innovation. It was also written to demonstrate to children how the genius of African-American minds is utilized on a daily basis. Biographies about each inventor, as well as activity sheets are included in the book to further stimulate the minds of young readership.
Author : Heidi Poelman
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 17 pages
File Size : 33,23 MB
Release : 2018-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1641707585
From the ranging curiosity of Leonardo da Vinci to the dedication and sacrifice of Marie Curie, Inventors Who Changed the World is a young child's first introduction to the brilliant people who taught us the meaning of perseverance and innovation. Simple text and adorable illustrations tell the contributions of nine renowned inventors from around the world: Cai Lun, Leonardo da Vinci, Marie Curie, Thomas Edison, Orville and Wilbur Wright, Grace Hopper, Johannes Gutenberg, and Louis Pasteur. Inspire your own little inventor with the words of these inventive heroes who changed the world.
Author : Kremena T. Spengler
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 43,53 MB
Release : 2011-06
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1404870172
Presents a timeline of inventions from the use of fire in prehistoric times to the iPad in 2010, with an emphasis on developments in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Author : Grolier Educational (Firm)
Publisher : Grolier Educational Corporation
Page : 78 pages
File Size : 32,46 MB
Release : 1999-09
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780717293841
This book describes the inventions that make air travel possible, from balloons and airships to jet planes and space shuttles.
Author : Ian Harrison
Publisher :
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,46 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Inventions
ISBN : 9781844031849
This encyclopedia of inventions provides the dates, the details and the stories of how we gained some of the things we now take for granted. Every possible invention is covered from the simple paperclip to the irritating parking meter.
Author : Henry Wheeler Robinson
Publisher :
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 32,33 MB
Release : 1911
Category : Inventions
ISBN :
Author : Nikki Tate
Publisher : Mystery on Tarragon Island
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 15,75 MB
Release : 1999
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9781550391039
When Heather Blake's parents move from Toronto to an isolated island in British Columbia, Heather, a budding author, relies on her writing to help her cope with a very different way of life.
