inventors

Describes the life and work of Thomas Edison whose inventions include the electric light and the phonograph.

Text and illustrations look at people who imagined and invented to make the world a better place, including Johannes Gutenberg, Thomas Edison, Marie Curie and more.

When the Crimson Five travel to Quebec City for the Piedmont Global Championships, they are blindsided by a new task and Kia must get them to pull together as pressure builds.

Explores the story of Hedy Lamarr's life as she became an actress and invented a communications system during WWII.

Photographs, illustrations, and simple text describes the life and success of George Eastman, who took the process of photography and made it easy for everyone to use.

Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.

Shares details about the life of the inventor of Nerf, Reyn Guyer, and the development of his toys.

The fifth graders of Liberty Falls Elementary have a reputation for trouble, but they still have a field trip to the mansion of Edward Minks (local inventor, founder of the town, and great-great-great grandfather of fifth-grader Eddie). While there, they search for secret inventions that are rumored to be hidden in the mansion--but they find that they are not the only ones searching, and somehow this class of trouble-makers must work together to thwart the thieves.

A brief biography of engineer and inventor Nikola Tesla, discussing his childhood in Serbia, his work in electricity and more.

"The riveting nonfiction account of the scientific competition to light the world with electricity."--.