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61) The remarkable Benjamin Franklin

Author

Harness, Cheryl

Publisher

National Geographic

Pub. Date

c2005

Physical Desc

47 p. : ill. (chiefly col.) ; cm.

Language

English

62) Benjamin Franklin: a photo-illustrated biography

Author

Usel, T. M

Series

Read and discover photo-illustrated biographies

Publisher

Bridgestone Books

Pub. Date

c1996

Physical Desc

24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Language

English

63) Stopping bullets with a thread: Stephanie Kwolek and her incredible invention

Author

Wyckoff, Edwin Brit

Series

Genius inventors and their great ideas
Genius at work!

Publisher

Enslow

Pub. Date

c2008

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Biography of the woman chemist who invented Kevlar, a superstrong fiber used to make, among other things, bullet-resistent vests

64) The man who invented the twentieth century: Nikola Tesla, forgotten genius of electricity

Author

Lomas, Robert

Publisher

Headline

Pub. Date

1999

Physical Desc

viii, 248 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Language

English

65) Tom Edison's bright ideas

Author

Keller, Jack

Series

Real readers

Publisher

Raintree Steck-Vaughn

Pub. Date

1992, c1989

Physical Desc

30, [2] p. : col. ill. ; 25 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the inventor, for beginning readers, focusing on his research with electricity and his invention of the incandescent electrical light

66) Thomas Edison

Author

Ganeri, Anita

Series

What would you ask?

Publisher

Thameside Press

Pub. Date

c2000

Physical Desc

32 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the inventor responsible for the electric light bulb and other important inventions and innovations, told in the form of an imagined interview

67) So said Ben

Author

McCurdy, Michael

Publisher

Creative Editions

Pub. Date

2007

Physical Desc

31 p. : ill. ; 28 cm

Language

English

Description

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Profiles Benjamin Franklin who was an inventor, scientist, printer, and statesman

68) Benjamin Franklin

Author

Mara, Wil

Series

Rookie biographies
Rookie biography

Publisher

Children's Press

Pub. Date

2002

Physical Desc

31 p. : ill. (some col.) ; cm.

Language

English

Description

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Briely introduces the life of Benjamin Franklin, touching on his inventions and his contributions to the city of Philadelphia as well as to the newly formed United States of America.

69) Alexander Graham Bell: a photo-illustrated biography

Author

Linder, Greg

Series

Photo-illustrated biographies

Publisher

Bridgestone Books

Pub. Date

c1999

Physical Desc

24 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 22 cm.

Language

English

Description

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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

70) Stephanie Kwolek: creator of Kevlar

Author

Stewart, Gail B

Series

Innovators

Publisher

KidHaven Press

Pub. Date

c2009

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Offers a brief overview of the life and career of Stephanie Kwolek, the scientist who discovered the synthetic fabric Kevlar.

71) Thomas Edison

Author

Joseph, Paul

Series

Inventors
Checkerboard biography library

Publisher

Abdo & Daughters Pub

Pub. Date

Physical Desc

32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Sketches the life of the "Wizard of Menlo Park," the man who patented more than one thousand inventions, the most important of which was the electric light bulb.

72) The amazing life of Benjamin Franklin

Author

Giblin, James Cross

Publisher

Scholastic Press

Pub. Date

2000

Physical Desc

48 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States

73) Benjamin Franklin: a man of many talents

Series

Time for Kids biographies

Publisher

HarperCollins

Pub. Date

c2005

Physical Desc

44 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.

Language

English

74) Nineteenth-century inventors

Author

Noonan, Jon

Series

American profiles

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

c1992

Physical Desc

xii, 114 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

Description

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Describes the lives and achievements of eight of the most important inventors of the nineteenth century, including Edison, Fulton, Hollerith, and McCormick

75) First flight: the story of the Wright Brothers

Author

Jenner, Caryn

Series

Dorling Kindersley readers. 4 Proficient readers

Publisher

DK Publishing

Pub. Date

2003

Physical Desc

48 p ; cm.

Language

English

76) To fly: the story of the Wright brothers

Author

Old, Wendie C

Publisher

Clarion Books

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

48 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm

Language

English

Description

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Traces the work that the two Wright brothers did together to develop the first machine-powered aircraft

77) Into the air: the story of the Wright brothers' first flight

Author

Burleigh, Robert

Series

American heroes

Publisher

Silver Whistle

Pub. Date

c2002

Physical Desc

[48] p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.

Language

English

78) David Bushnell and his turtle: the story of America's first submarine

Author

Swanson, June

Publisher

Atheneum

Pub. Date

1991

Physical Desc

40 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm

Language

English

Description

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A biography of the eithteenth-century Connecticut farmer who invented the submarine first used in naval warfare during the American Revolution

79) The boy who invented TV: the story of Philo Farnsworth

Author

Krull, Kathleen

Publisher

Alfred A. Knopf

Pub. Date

2009

Physical Desc

1 v. (unpaged) : col. ill. ; 29 cm

Language

English

Description

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This picture-book biography explains how Farnsworth held on to his dream to develop television and the scientific concepts behind it

80) Brainstorm!: the stories of twenty American kid inventors

Author

Tucker, Tom

Publisher

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Pub. Date

1995

Physical Desc

x, 148 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language

English

Formats

Book, Book - Children's

Description

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20 stories about inventions of the past and present that have come from young Americans. Includes advice to other young inventors for turning their ideas into inventions.

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61) The remarkable Benjamin Franklin

62) Benjamin Franklin: a photo-illustrated biography

63) Stopping bullets with a thread: Stephanie Kwolek and her incredible invention

64) The man who invented the twentieth century: Nikola Tesla, forgotten genius of electricity

65) Tom Edison's bright ideas

66) Thomas Edison

67) So said Ben

68) Benjamin Franklin

69) Alexander Graham Bell: a photo-illustrated biography

70) Stephanie Kwolek: creator of Kevlar

71) Thomas Edison

72) The amazing life of Benjamin Franklin

73) Benjamin Franklin: a man of many talents

74) Nineteenth-century inventors

75) First flight: the story of the Wright Brothers

76) To fly: the story of the Wright brothers

77) Into the air: the story of the Wright brothers' first flight

78) David Bushnell and his turtle: the story of America's first submarine

79) The boy who invented TV: the story of Philo Farnsworth

80) Brainstorm!: the stories of twenty American kid inventors

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