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Focuses on Franklin's creative ideas and inventions while also referring to his accomplishments as a writer, publisher, government official, and patriot.

A biography of the scientist whose many inventions include the Polaroid camera.

A brief biography of the inventor of the telegraph and Morse code, who planned from early childhood to be a painter of great historical pictures but first won recognition as a portrait painter.

A biography of the half-Dutch/half-black Surinamese man who, despite the hardships and prejudice he found in his new Massachusetts home, invented a shoe-lasting machine that revolutionized the shoe industry in the late nineteenth century.

Where did the expression "the real McCoy" come from? African-American inventor Elijah McCoy's successful design of an automatic oil cup may have inspired to popular phrase.

At fifteen, Eli Whitney built himself a business making nails. Later people all over the world hailed him for the invention of the cotton gin, which saved the southern economy.

Brief life stories of twenty-seven persons whose inventions or discoveries have altered the environment to a marked degree.

Presents an illustrated account of the life and achievements of founding father, Benjamin Franklin; and examines the contributions he made and the legacy he left behind.

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.

Presents some of the characteristics of inventors by describing the inventions of people such as Alexander Graham Bell, Thomas Edison, and Eli Whitney.

Iconographic film version of the book which presents an illustrated guide to the inventions and innovations of Benjamin Franklin, from political cartoons and bifocals to the lightning rod and the odometer.

Young inventor Flint Lockwood creates a machine that causes cheeseburgers to rain for the sky.

Highlights inventors and their inventions, from the printing of books in the fifteenth century to today's electronic devices.

Profiles the lives of twenty-five African-American inventors who made significant scientific contributions from the eighteenth century to modern times.

Presents an introduction to inventors, providing brief illustrated biographical profiles that provide information on various inventions and the people behind them, from Alexander Graham Bell to Johannes Gutenberg.