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Year Sort by Relevance,Author Sort by Relevance,Title Sort By Stoplight Sort By Title Sort by Language Display 10 items Display 15 items Display 20 items Display 25 items Display 30 items Display 35 items Display 40 items Display 45 items Display 50 items 1 each from this page1 each from all results 17 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 Simply add a title by clicking the . * Your Discounted Price Benjamin Franklin and the discovery of electricity : separating fact from fiction [Fact vs. Fiction In U.S. History]by Peterson, Megan Cooley Paperback(Capstone Press, 2023)Publication Date: 01/01/2023 BTSB #: 710751 Available Dewey: 537.092/NAges: 8-11 AR: 4.8 MG Lexile: 770 F&P: T Genres: Subjects: Franklin, Benjamin,|d1706-1790 Electricity - History Electricity - Experiments Inventors - United States - Biography Scientists - United States - Biography Summary: In 1752, the sky in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, darkened. A thunderstorm was coming. Benjamin Franklin was ready to perform an experiment. He wanted to show the electrical nature of lightning. His experiment was a success, but he didn't discover electricity that day. Myths about Franklin and his experiment have been told for years. Discover what's real and what's fiction through infographics, primary sources, and expertly leveled text. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 6.52 * 0.00 +- Blips on a screen : how Ralph Baer invented TV video gaming and launched a worldwide obsession by Hannigan, Kate BTSB Prebound(Knopf, 2022)Publication Date: 05/03/2022 BTSB #: 418267 Available Dewey: 794.8092/BAges: 4-8 Lexile: 1000 AD Genres: Subjects: Baer, Ralph H Video game designers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Video games - History Summary: A picture book biography of Jewish refugee, Ralph Baer, the pioneering inventor of home video gaming. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- Electric war : Edison, Tesla, Westinghouse and the race to light the world by Winchell, Mike Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2024)Publication Date: 02/22/2019 BTSB #: P06247 Available Dewey: 621.3/CAges: 9-14 Genres: Subjects: Edison, Thomas A.,|d1847-1931 Tesla, Nikola,|d1856-1943 Westinghouse, George,|d1846-1914 Electric power - History Inventors - United States - Biography Lighting Summary: An account of the competition to light the world with electricity. Thomas Alva Edison, the inventor of direct current (DC) against Nikola Tesla and George Westinghouse, the inventors of alternating current (AC). Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 52.24 * 0.00 +- Fushhh! : el chorro de inventos super humedos de Lonnie Johnson by Barton, Chris BTSB PreboundSPANISH(Charlesbridge, 2019)Publication Date: 05/07/2019 BTSB #: 095015 Available Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 7-10 Genres: Subjects: Johnson, Lonnie,|d1949- African American inventors - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography African Americans - Alabama - Biography Summary: The true story of how the Super Soaker was an unexpected invention. In Spanish. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.06 * 0.00 +- Great inventors & their inventions Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2009)Publication Date: 02/01/2009 BTSB #: P00586 Available Dewey: 609.2/CAges: 8-11 Genres: Subjects: Jobs, Steven,|d1955-2011 Wozniak, Steve,|d1950- Edison, Thomas A.|q(Thomas Alva),|d1847-1931 Morse, Samuel Finley Breese,|d1791-1872 Whitney, Eli,|d1765-1825 Edison, Thomas A.|q(Thomas Alva),|d1847-1931 Morse, Samuel Finley Breese,|d1791-1872 Whitney, Eli,|d1765-1825 Inventors - United States - Biography Summary: Includes Eli Whitney and his cotton gin, Samuel Morse and the telegraph, Thomas Edison and the light bulb, and Steve Jobs & Steve Wozniak and the personal computer. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 37.99 * 0.00 +- Jerome Lemelson : the man behind industrial robots [Little Inventor, Smithsonian little explorer]by Raatma, Lucia BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2020)Publication Date: 01/01/2020 BTSB #: 736831 Available Dewey: 621.3092/BAges: 6-9 AR: 4.4 LG Lexile: 710 F&P: Q Genres: Subjects: Lemelson, Jerome,|d1923-1997 Electrical engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Summary: Gives facts about Jerome Lemelson, his life, and how his inventions changed the world. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.53 * 0.00 +- Pedro's yo-yos : how a Filipino immigrant came to America and changed the world of toys by Penas, Roberto BTSB Prebound(Lee & Low, 2024)Publication Date: 04/30/2024 BTSB #: 709072 Available Dewey: 688.7/BAges: 8-12 AR: 5.2 LG F&P: R Genres: Subjects: Flores, Pedro,|d1899-1963 Yo-yos Yo-yos - History Inventors - United States - Biography Summary: The story of businessman Pedro Flores, inventor of the yo-yo. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.66 * 0.00 +- Pedro's yo-yos : how a Filipino immigrant came to America and changed the world of toys (with TX Bluebonnet Logo) by Penas, Roberto BTSB Prebound New title, awaiting publication or binding.(Lee & Low, 2024)Publication Date: 04/30/2024 BTSB #: 709073 Temp OS Dewey: 688.7/BAges: 8-12 AR: 5.2 LG F&P: R Genres: Subjects: Flores, Pedro,|d1899-1963 Yo-yos Yo-yos - History Inventors - United States - Biography Summary: The story of businessman Pedro Flores, inventor of the yo-yo. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.66 * 0.00 +- Philo T. Farnsworth [Biographies (Pebble (Firm)), Pebble explore]by Labrecque, Ellen BTSB Prebound(Pebble, 2022)Publication Date: 08/15/2021 BTSB #: 536440 Available Dewey: 621.388/BAges: 6-9 Lexile: 570 Genres: Subjects: Farnsworth, Philo Taylor,|d1906-1971 Electrical engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Television - History Summary: Describes the life of inventor of the television, Philo T. Farnsworth, including his early life, challenges, and major accomplishments. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.85 * 0.00 +- Ralph Braun [My Itty-Bitty Bio]by Trockman, Ben BTSB Prebound(Cherry Lake, 2023)Publication Date: 08/01/2023 BTSB #: 890986 Available Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 4-7 AR: 1.4 LG Lexile: 420 AD Genres: Subjects: Braun, Ralph W Inventors - United States - Biography Motor scooters People with disabilities - United States - Biography Muscular dystrophy - Patients - United States - Biography Summary: A biography of Ralph Braun, an inventor and businessman, who revolutionized mobility for disabled people. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 25.51 * 0.00 +- Saving the day : Garrett Morgan's life-changing invention of the traffic signal by Parsons, Karyn BTSB Prebound(Little, Brown, 2021)Publication Date: 12/07/2021 BTSB #: 702384 Available Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 4-8 AR: 3.1 LG F&P: O Genres: Subjects: Morgan, Garrett A.,|d1877-1963 - Biography African American inventors - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Traffic signs and signals Children's poetry Summary: The story of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor, who created the first automatic three-way traffic signal system. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- Sole man by Keller, Shana BTSB Prebound(Sleeping Bear Press, 2024)Publication Date: 08/15/2024 BTSB #: 512079 Available Dewey: 338.4768/BAges: 6-8 Lexile: 820 Genres: Subjects: Matzeliger, Jan Ernst,|d1852-1889 Shoemakers - United States - Biography Black people - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Immigrants - Employment - United States Summary: In 1873, Jan Ernst Matzeliger arrived in America. He was highly skilled with machinery, but no one wanted to hire a Black immigrant. Jan finally got a job at a shoe factory. He envisioned a machine that would help shoe production, but people scoffed at him. Despite obstacles, he persevered. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 23.78 * 0.00 +- Steve Jobs [Little People, Big Dreams]by Sanchez Vegara, Ma Isabel BTSB Prebound(Frances Lincoln Children's Books, 2020)Publication Date: 01/15/2021 BTSB #: 775681 Available Dewey: 338/BAges: 4-7 AR: 5.1 LG Genres: Subjects: Jobs, Steve,|d1955-2011 Apple Computer, Inc Computer engineers - United States - Biography Businessmen - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Summary: Steve Jobs and his friend Stephen Wozniak channeled their love of computers into their own inventions, building a successful company from Steve's garage. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 21.68 * 0.00 +- Unstoppable Garrett Morgan : inventor, entrepreneur, hero by DiCicco, Joan BTSB Prebound(Lee & Low Books, 2019)Publication Date: 10/01/2019 BTSB #: 277062 Available Dewey: 609.2/BAges: 6-9 AR: 5.7 LG Lexile: 980 F&P: S Genres: Subjects: Morgan, Garrett A.,|d1877-1963 African American inventors - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Summary: The biography of Garrett A. Morgan, an African American entrepreneur and prolific inventor, whose bravery saved lives at the Cleveland Waterworks Disaster in 1916. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 24.46 * 0.00 +- Download a Teacher's Guide Who was Nikola Tesla? [Who HQ]by Gigliotti, Jim Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2018)Publication Date: 12/04/2018 BTSB #: 378507 Available Dewey: 621.3092/BAges: 8-12 AR: 5.9 MG RC: 6.2 3-5 Lexile: 900 F&P: X Genres: Subjects: Tesla, Nikola,|d1856-1943 Electrical engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Serbian Americans - Biography Electrical engineering - History Summary: Covers the life of the engineer, including his many inventions and his pioneering work with electricity. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 5.73 * 0.00 +- Who was Steve Jobs? [Who HQ]by Pollack, Pam BTSB Prebound(Penguin Workshop, 2012)Publication Date: 03/29/2012 BTSB #: 724680 Available Dewey: 338.7/BAges: 8-12 AR: 5 MG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 660 F&P: W Genres: Subjects: Jobs, Steve,|d1955-2011 Apple Computer, Inc Businessmen - United States - Biography Computer engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Summary: Examines the life and accomplishments of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 15.49 * 0.00 +- Who was Steve Jobs? [Who HQ]by Pollack, Pam Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2012)Publication Date: 03/29/2012 BTSB #: 724681 Temp OS Dewey: 338.7/BAges: 8-12 AR: 5 MG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 660 F&P: W Genres: Subjects: Jobs, Steve,|d1955-2011 Apple Computer, Inc Businessmen - United States - Biography Computer engineers - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Summary: Examines the life and accomplishments of computer industry pioneer Steve Jobs, a founder of Apple Computer, Inc. Priority: 12 Item No: Comment: $ 4.91 * 0.00 +- * Your Discounted Price You can't see me! I am INVISIBLE! 17 total titles found Page 1 of 1 View page of 1 1 1 each from this page1 each from all results You are viewing: Subject Search for inventors - united states - biographySort By Age Sort By Author Sort By Availability Sort By Dewey Sort By Media, Author, Title Sort By Price Sort By Pub. 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