Central Kansas Library System

"Engaging text and fun illustrations tell the story of Thomas Edison's childhood"--

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

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.

A biography focusing on the childhood of the inventor who patented more than 1,100 inventions in sixty years, among them the electric light and the phonograph.

Examines the life and accomplishments of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc.

Details the life and work of Thomas Edison, who developed such inventions as the stock ticker, the lightbulb, and the phonograph.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the Croatian-born engineer who developed alternating-current technology and invented the radio.

When Tom Swift tests two of his new inventions in the mountains, he learns that hunters are after the local yeti and he decides to protect this creature from them.

"Meet the man behind the board games: Milton Bradley. Born in Maine in 1836, Milton Bradley moved with his family to the working-class city of Lowell, Massachusetts, at age 11. His early life consisted of several highs and lows, from graduating high school and attending Harvard to getting laid off and losing his first wife. These experiences gave Bradley the idea for his first board game: The Checkered Game of Life. He produced and sold Life across...