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Presents through text, photographs, and illustrations African-Americans who have produced inventions that made major contributions to a range of fields, often in the face of enormous obstacles and often with scant recognition.

A biography of the persistent experimenter whose interest in electricity led him to develop an electronic television system in the 1920s.

Examines the life and work of the determined, forward-thinking inventor, who held more than three hundred patents by the time he died.

Biography of the man whose experiments with electromagnetic waves and development of radio ushered in an era of wireless communication.

A biography of the inventor and teacher of the deaf, who experimented in many areas, including electricity, giant kites, and boats called hydrofoils, and became famous for creating the telephone.

Highlights twenty-five notable achievements in science, medicine, and industry and the individuals responsible, including Alexander Graham Bell, Madame Curie, and Samuel F.

Traces the development of weapons through the lives of such inventors and their inventions as David Bushnell and the submarine, Samuel Colt and the revolver, John Ericsson and the battleship, Hiram Maxim and the machine gun, and Ernest Swinton and the tank.

An illustrated collection of poems about famous and relatively unknown inventors from ancient times to the present.

Examines the life and times of Robert Fulton, born in 1765, discussing his childhood in the colony of Pennsylvania, his training to be a silversmith, his pursuit of a career as an artist, and the discovery of his mechanical skills that led to his development of the steamboat.

Discusses the early childhood, education, interests, and inventions of Alexander Graham Bell.

Presents a biography of the tireless Thomas Edison, illustrated with many photos of his life and inventions.

A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved designs of the steam engine made its wide use possible.

Describes the work of the inventor, Thomas Alva Edison, in creating the incandescent light bulb.

Relates the histories of over 120 inventions that have become staples of modern life, including the electric iron, sliced bread, the wine box, submarines, typewriters, jet skis, the disposable syringe, and bar codes, each with photographs, facts, and anecdotes.