engineers

A short biography of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American scientist and inventor Thomas A. Edison that profiles his life and many projects which included motion pictures, the phonograph, and the light bulb.

Presents a brief biography of James Watt, the nineteenth century inventor, and provides information on his childhood, his education, and his achievements in science, including how he invented the Steam Engine, providing power to factories around England.

A short biography of Alexander Graham Bell that profiles his life and works which included the invention of the telephone, which he originally intended to be a device to help the deaf.

Presents more than one thousand color-illustrated, alphabetized articles on scientific concepts, developments, and inventions; one hundred biographies of significant scientists and inventors throughout history; a special volume containing nearly seventy articles on inventions; and a chronology of scientific milestones.

Explores the lives and contributions of American inovators, thinkers, and explorers crucial to the development of the United States.

Tells the early life of the ancient Greek mathematician Archimedes from his education at Ptolemy's Museum in Alexandria to his home in Syracuse, as he gains fame and fortune as a royal engineer.

Presents the life and achievements of Nikola Tesla, who lived from 1856 through 1943, and is considered by many to be the founding father of modern electrical technology, and who created fluorescent lighting, wireless telegraphy, the giant turbines that utilize Niagara Falls, and more.

Describes the life and achievements of Alexander Graham Bell, who is credited with inventing the telephone in 1876.

Examines the life of Thomas A. Edison, and describes his childhood and education, his laboratories in New Jersey and New York City, his early inventions--which includes the phonograph and the light bulb--and other related topics.

Points out that a woman who likes numbers, figures things out precisely, and can see things in her head, has some of the skills needed to be an engineer.