Inventions category: 208 books
by Tracey Baptiste
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2015
This resource covers one of the most contentious and politically charged topics today. The history of agriculture is traced, from ancient practices to the use and impact of modern technology and the advances of scientific agriculture. The book explains the reactions of scientists, farmers, chefs,...
How We Got to Now
Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2018
Did you drink a glass of water today? Did you turn on a light? Did you think about how miraculous either one of those things is when you did it? Of course not--but you should, and New York Times bestselling author Steven Johnson has. This adaptation of his adult book and popular PBS series explores...
by Bonnie Bader, Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 31, 2013
Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!
by Connie Jankowski
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: October 6, 2017
Light and sound help us recognize objects and noises! This fascinating book will allow readers to understand how vibrations, radiant energy, wavelength, frequency, amplitude, reflection, optics, and sound waves help us to see and hear the world around us. Through vivid images, helpful facts, intriguing...
by Jim Gigliotti, Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: December 4, 2018
Get ready for the electrifying biography of Nikola Tesla--part creative genius, part mad scientist, and 100% innovator.
When Nikola Tesla arrived in the United States in 1884, he didn't have much money, but he did have a letter of introduction to renowned inventor Thomas Edison. The working...
Mysterious Messages: A History of Codes and Ciphers
A History of Codes and Ciphers
Language: English
Release Date: October 29, 2009
History?s amazing secrets and codes?and how to crack them yourself.
This fascinating look at history?s most mysterious messages is packed with puzzles to decode and ciphers that kids can use themselves. Here are the encrypted notes of Spartan warriors, the brilliant code-crackers of Elizabeth...
The Marvelous Thing That Came from a Spring
The Accidental Invention of the Toy That Swept the Nation (With Audio Recording)
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2016
With magnificent dioramic illustrations, Gilbert Ford captures the joy, creativity, and determination behind the invention of an iconic, one-of-a-kind toy: the Slinky!
One day, a spring fell from the desk of Richard James, an engineer and a dreamer. Its coils took a walk…and so did Richard’s...
by James Buckley, Jr., Who HQ
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to...
Iqbal and His Ingenious Idea
How a Science Project Helps One Family and the Planet
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
A boy, a science project and an answer to a critical problem.During monsoon season in Bangladesh, Iqbal’s mother must cook the family’s meals indoors, over an open fire, even though the smoke makes her and the family sick. So when Iqbal hears that his school’s science fair has the theme of sustainability,...
by Caryn Jenner
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: April 10, 2012
Thomas Edison: The Greatest Inventor tells the story of the greatest inventor of the modern age, and how his creations have changed our world.
DK Readers is a multi-level learning-to-read program combining DK's highly visual style with appealing stories at five graduated levels. Stunning photographs...
Earmuffs for Everyone!
How Chester Greenwood Became Known as the Inventor of Earmuffs (with audio recording)
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2015
As a young boy, Chester Greenwood went from having cold ears to becoming a great inventor in this nonfiction picture book from the acclaimed author-illustrator of Pop! and Daredevil.
When your ears are cold, you can wear earmuffs, but that wasn’t true for Chester Greenwood back in 1873. Earmuffs...
Bionik
Vom Fliegen
Language: German
Release Date: November 16, 2015
Der Traum des Menschen, sich den Vögeln gleich in die Lüfte zu erheben und zu fliegen, hat sich mit der Erfindung des Flugzeuges verwirklicht. Dabei haben sich die Erfinder stets am Flug der Vögel, Insekten und anderen flugfähigen Lebewesen orientiert. Sie entdeckten dabei wichtige Prinzipien...
What Color Is My World?
The Lost History of African-American Inventors
Language: English
Release Date: March 13, 2012
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime leading scorer, champions a lineup of little-known African-American inventors in this lively, kid-friendly book. Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your cell phone? That Fred Jones invented the refrigerated truck that...
Crossing on Time
Steam Engines, Fast Ships, and a Journey to the New World
Language: English
Release Date: May 7, 2019
David Macaulay, co-creator of the international bestseller The Way Things Work, brings his signature curiosity and detailing to the story of the steamship in this meticulously researched and stunningly illustrated book.**
Prior to the 1800s, ships crossing the Atlantic Ocean relied on the wind...