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418267
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

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.


23.28 *

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445588
Boy who thought outside the box : the story of video game inventor Ralph Baer [People Who Shaped Our World]by Wessels, Marcie 

BTSB Prebound(Sterling Children's Books, 2020)


Publication Date: 04/14/2020

BTSB #: 445588 Available

Dewey: 794.8092/BAges: 5-9   
Lexile: 740

Subjects: Baer, Ralph H Video games - United States - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography Video games industry - United States - History


Summary: A picture book biography of Ralph Baer, nicknamed "The Father of Videogames," which shows how a great inventor found a way to transform the early television set into a vehicle for gaming.


21.86 *

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P06247
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   


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).


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057140
Elon Musk [STEM Superstars]by Amin, Anita Nahta 

BTSB Prebound(Norwood House Press, 2021)


Publication Date: 07/15/2020

BTSB #: 057140 Available

Dewey: 338.092/BAges: 6-8   
Lexile: 480 F&P: M

Subjects: Musk, Elon Businesspeople - United States - Biography Businesspeople - South Africa - Biography Inventors - United States - Biography


Summary: Describes the life and work of Elon Musk, an inventor and entrepreneur whose companies build rockets and electric cars.


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095015
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   


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.


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P00586
Great inventors & their inventions

Audio Book(Findaway World, LLC, 2009)


Publication Date: 02/01/2009

BTSB #: P00586 Available

Dewey: 609.2/CAges: 8-11   


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.


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736831
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

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.


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709072
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   
F&P: R

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.


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536440
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

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.


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890986
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

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.


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702384
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

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.


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512079
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   


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.


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775681
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

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.


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277062
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

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.


378507
Who was Nikola Tesla? [Who Was?]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

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.


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724680
Who was Steve Jobs? [Who Was?]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

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.


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724681
Who was Steve Jobs? [Who Was?]by Pollack, Pam 

Paperback(Penguin Workshop, 2012)


Publication Date: 03/29/2012

BTSB #: 724681 Available

Dewey: 338.7/BAges: 8-12   
AR: 5 MG RC: 3.8 3-5 Lexile: 660 F&P: W

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.


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