Books

14 results found
Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison Michael Burgan Learn about the life of this American genius. OL14587W
The invention of everything else The invention of everything else Samantha Hunt Louisa is an imaginative and curious chambermaid who, while cleaning rooms at the New Yorker Hotel, stumbles across a man living permanently in room 3327, which he has transformed into a scientific l… OL15843503W
The lightning keeper The lightning keeper Starling Lawrence Arriving in New York in 1914, inventor Toma Pekocevic designs a powerful water turbine that leads to a career within General Electric and a love affair with Harriet Bigelow, the daughter of a New Eng… OL15861506W
Thomas Edison Thomas Edison George Sullivan Features Thomas Edison explaining how he developed ideas and turned them into useful inventions. Although he is most famous for inventing the light bulb, Edison is credited with hundreds of invention… OL16047549W
Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Saddleback Educational Publishing Staff A brief biography of Thomas Edison, in graphic novel format, that discusses his childhood, family, education, marriages, and inventions. OL16951256W
Thomas Edison Thomas Edison Elizabeth MacLeod Le récit de vie de l'inventeur américain célèbre, né de parents canadiens, à qui on doit, entre autres, l'ampoule électrique et le phonographe. -- Une collection de courtes biographies s'adressant au… OL17874485W
Microwave man Microwave man Sara L. Latta "Read about Percy's early life, his work with radar tubes, and find out how he invented the microwave"--Provided by publisher. OL18186144W
Tesla Tesla W. Bernard Carlson "Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of … OL19964911W
Tesla Tesla David J. Kent Tesla was an eccentric genius who out Edisoned Edison and out Marconied Marconi. Born of modest means in what is now Croatia and later becoming a naturalized American citizen, Tesla's inventions incl… OL22645782W
Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Nikola Tesla Letters written by Nikola Tesla to his relatives. OL23324132W
Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison Ellen M. Dolan Details the life and work of Thomas Edison, who developed the electric light bulb and over 1000 patents for other inventions and innovations. OL2720249W
Thomas Alva Edison Thomas Alva Edison Gene Adair Details the life and work of Thomas Edison, who developed the electric light bulb and over 1000 patents for other inventions and innovations. OL2957382W
Tesla Tesla Margaret Cheney In this “informative and delightful” (American Scientist) biography, Margaret Cheney explores the brilliant and prescient mind of Nikola Tesla, one of the twentieth century’s greatest scientists and … OL4321736W
My inventions My inventions Nikola Tesla **From the Publisher** My Inventions has been the primary source for all Tesla biographers. Editor Ben Johnston has a 16 page introduction that traces Tesla's career through a maze of sensationalism… OL71633W