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“bernard westmacott”

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  • Great Inventors and Their Inventions

    by Frank P. Bachman ...
    Illustrated by Bernard Westmacott ...
    THIS book contains twelve stories of great inventions, with a concluding chapter on famous inventors of today. Each of the inventions described has added to the comforts and joys of the world. Each of these inventions has brought about new industries in which many men and women have found employment. These stories, therefore, offer an easy approach to an understanding of the origin of certain ... Read more

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  • Who Was Thomas Alva Edison?

    by Margaret Frith, Who HQ ...
    Illustrated by John O'Brien ...
    Series series Who Was?
    One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison’s inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope, an early precursor to the movie camera. As a boy, observing a robin catch a worm and then take flight, he fed a playmate a mixture ... Read more

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  • Young Thomas Edison

    by Sterling North ...
    Unable to hear, Thomas Edison seemed unlikely to become one of America?s greatest inventors, but as a hardworking young man, he wasn?t about to let a minor obstacle stop him. He invented the phonograph, the incandescent lightbulb, and motion pictures, to name but three of his many important inventions. Eventually he was named ?the greatest living American.? Follow Thomas Edison?s life from losing ... Read more

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  • Thomas Edison

    by David Colbert ...
    Series series 10 Days
    You're about to be an eyewitness to the top ten days in Thomas Edison's life, including:An instinctive moment of bravery that launched a careerA lucky break that freed him for a life of inventionAn incredible boast that he quickly proved trueA flash of insight that lit the worldAnd the creation of our favorite pastime, the movies.These days and five others shook Edison's world - and yours. ... Read more

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  • Great Inventors and their Inventions

    by David Angus ...
    Nine remarkable men produced inventions that changed the world. The printing press, the telephone, powered flight and recording and many others have made the modern world what it is. But who were the men who had these ideas and made reality of them? As David Angus shows, they were very different quiet, boisterous, confident, withdrawn but all had a moment of vision allied to single-minded ... Read more

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  • Thomas Edison: America's Greatest Inventor

    15-Minute Books, #634

    by Jeannie Meekins ...
    Series Book 634 - 15-Minute Books
    Thomas Edison was an inventor.He invented the electric lighting system, the phonograph and alkaline batteries. He invented a camera to record moving pictures and a device for watching them. He added sound to create a motion picture.He worked on and improved many of the machines we use today. He even created a battery powered car.Thomas Edison created more inventions than any other inventor.Edison ... Read more

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  • Timeless Thomas

    How Thomas Edison Changed Our Lives

    by Gene Barretta ...
    Illustrated by Gene Barretta ...
    Series series Famous Inventors in History
    What do record players, batteries, and movie cameras have in common?All these devices were created by the man known as The Wizard of Menlo Park: Thomas Edison.Edison is most famous for inventing the incandescent lightbulb, but at his landmark laboratories in Menlo Park & West Orange, New Jersey, he also developed many other staples of modern technology. Despite many failures, Edison persevered. ... Read more

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  • Technology of the Industrial Revolution

    by Christine Poolos ...
    Series series The History of Technology
    The Industrial Revolution improved technology so significantly that social structures and the world economy would be changed forever. This resource examines technological developments during the era. A brief history of the Industrial Revolution first provides contextual background. This is followed by technological achievements within individual fields, such as power, textiles, transport, ... Read more

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  • Pioneers of the Industrial Age

    Breakthroughs in Technology

    by Sherman Hollar ...
    Series series Inventors and Innovators
    Rapidly developing technological innovation and mass production have become such hallmarks of our industrialized world that we may fail to consider the events and individuals that laid the groundwork for our many conveniences today. Beginning in Europe in the mid-18th century, the Industrial Revolution continued growing and spreading as innovators around the world began modifying old machinery and ... Read more

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  • Benjamin Franklin

    by Kathleen Krull ...
    Illustrated by Boris Kulikov ...
    Series series Giants of Science
    Sure, almost all kids know Benjamin Franklin as one of America’s Founding Fathers, a man with a hand in both the Declaration of Independence and the U.S. Constitution. And they may even have some vague idea that he once flew a kite during a lightning storm. What Kathleen Krull sets out to do in this very different biography is show Ben Franklin the “natural philosopher” (the term for scientists ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

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  • Thomas Edison

    by Kay Barnham ...
    Series series Science Biographies
    This book traces the life of Thomas Edison, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the many inventions for which he is best known. A timeline at the end of the book summarizes key milestones and achievements of Edison's life. ... Read more

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