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Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Meet Beulah Louise Henry, a girl with a knack for problem-solving who grew up to be a world-famous inventor, in this captivating picture book biography. When Beulah Louise Henry spotted a problem, she fixated on it until, AHA! She had a hunch. That's what Beulah called the inventions she came up with to solve the problems she saw all around her. Beulah's brain worked differently. She had hyperphantasia, which meant she saw things in extreme detail...
322) Robots have no tails
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Language
English
Formats
Description
"Heckled by an uncooperative robot, a binge-drinking inventor must solve the mystery of his own machines before his reckless lifestyle catches up to him:--Cover.
323) Hedy Lamarr
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Little Hedwig was a girl of many talents. She loved to learn and was inspired by her father to be curious about the world. After beginning her acting career in Europe, she fled an unhappy marriage and found her fortune in the US, becoming known as Hedy. There, as well as being a star on the silver screen, she became an inventor! This inspiring story of the legendary actress features a fact and photo section at the back"--Back cover.
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Language
English
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Edwin Land was perhaps the most important yet least known inventor and technology entrepreneur in American history. Land's most famous achievement was the creation of a revolutionary film and camera system that could produce a photographic print moments after the picture was taken. Fierstein takes you behind the scenes of this reclusive genius's legal battles over intellectual property: Polaroid versus Kodak.
325) Inventors by mistake
Author
Series
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Formats
Description
"There are many amazing inventions we use every day. Did you know some of them started as big mistakes? Follow along with engaging illustrations, captivating photos, and fun text to learn all about the chefs, scientists, and inventors who were brilliant people with big ideas"--
326) Thomas Edison
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2009.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 7.9 - AR Pts: 4
Lexile measure
1050L
Language
English
Description
Highlights the life and accomplishments of the inventor of the phonograph, the electric light bulb, and many other devices.
327) The Tiara Club
Author
Pub. Date
2005.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Grab your sparkliest tiara, blend your favorite fruity drink, and get ready to laugh and cry with the women of the Tiara Club.
Georgia Elliott grew up in a small Gulf town full of Southern charm—-and a superefficient grapevine—-so the few secrets she's managed to keep are precious, including that she invented TV's hottest new kitchen gadget, the Miracle Chef. A second-generation beauty queen, Georgia turns to women she knows she
328) The sonic breach
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Series
Tom Swift Inventors' Academy volume 2
Pub. Date
2019.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.6 - AR Pts: 3
Lexile measure
650L
Language
English
Formats
Description
When someone steals an "app" that Amy wrote and profits from it, Tom and his friends use a robot to help catch the thief.
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Language
English
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Description
The remarkable and inspiring story of a Columbia undergrad from a poor Jewish family who, after losing his eyesight to disease during his junior year, finds the power to break through the darkness and fulfill his vision for a life of great professional success and distinguished public service. It's a bitterly cold February in 1961, and Sandy Greenberg lies in a hospital bed in Detroit, newly blind. A junior at Columbia University from a Jewish family...
Author
Series
Crimson five volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
When the Crimson Five travel to Quebec City for the Piedmont Global Championships, they are blindsided by a new task and Kia must get them to pull together as pressure builds.
331) The spybot invasion
Author
Series
Tom Swift Inventors' Academy volume 5
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Noticing strange little troll-like figures that have been popping up all over Swift Academy's campus, Tom and his friends begin searching for answers when the mysterious little dolls start gossiping and revealing private secrets.
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Language
English
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Description
New York City thrums with energy, wonder, and possibility in this magical novel about the life of Nikola Tesla. It is 1943, and the renowned inventor Nikola Tesla occupies a forbidden room on the 33rd floor of the Hotel New Yorker, stealing electricity. Louisa, a young maid at the hotel determined to befriend him, wins his attention through a shared love of pigeons; with her we hear his tragic and tremendous life story unfold. Meanwhile, Louisa discovers...
334) Edison: a biography
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Language
English
Description
Chronicles Edison's development, from a deaf, impoverished boy with no formal eduction, to a fertile and versatile inventor and developer.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"In 1868 New England, fifteen-year-old Mattie is a mechanic in Columbia Paper's all-female bag division. With paper bag sales booming after the Civil War, her boss expands the division by hiring men from his old Army regiment, including the mechanic Frank. Sparks instantly fly between Mattie and Frank, and their budding romance has her walking on air-until she discovers Frank's pay is higher than hers. In fact, all the men receive thirty percent more...
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English
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A history of the controversial attack sub traces the story of the submarine's invention, exploring how self-taught innovator John Philip Holland's obsession with the idea of controlled undersea navigation led to decades of skepticism, setbacks, and innovation.
"The enthralling history of the attack submarine--and the story of its colorful creator, John Philip Holland--that reveals how this imaginative invention changed the face of modern warfare....
338) Invention
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2014]
Lexile measure
HL 630L
Language
English
Description
"Most people think it's good to have new ideas. But what if you new ideas are terrible? In this book, you can read about people who turned their ideas (not all of them completely terrible) into inventions." --back cover.
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Series
Language
English
Description
"From New York Times bestselling author and news anchor Raymond Arroyo comes a picture book biography of one of America's most famous inventors, Thomas Alva Edison, and a story about how a small spark can create a big light. No one thought much of young Thomas Alva Edison. He couldn't focus at school and caused trouble around the house. But where others saw a distracted and mischievous boy, his mother saw imagination and curiosity. When he was only...
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