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The 12 most amazing American inventions
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
32 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm.
Production / Publication Information
Mankato, MN : 12-Story Library, c2015.
Summary
Includes facts on the top 12 inventions of America, from the lightbulb to basketball and blue jeans to the personal computer.
Electronic Access
Call Number
J 609 ROW
Publication Date
2015
Language
English
ISBN
9781632350084 9781632350688
Technology's past :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
262 p. ; ill. ; 28 cm.
Production / Publication Information
Ann Arbor, MI : Prakken Publications, c1996.
Call Number
609.2/KAR
Publication Date
1996
Language
English
ISBN
9780911168914
Patents and strategic inventing :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xiv, 240 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Production / Publication Information
New York : McGraw-Hill, c2013.
Call Number
609.73 NIS
Publication Date
2013
Language
English
ISBN
9780071783866
Bright ideas :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
40 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Production / Publication Information
Washington, D.C. : National Geographic, c2005.
Summary
Learn how some of America's greatest inventive minds worked and how they overcame obstacles on the paths to their great achievements.
Electronic Access
Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip048/2003019834.html
Call Number
J 609 ROS
Publication Date
2005
Language
English
ISBN
9780792282761
5.
Now & Ben :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
1 volumes (unpaged) : color illustrations, color map ; 26 cm.
Edition
First Square Fish edition
Production / Publication Information
New York : Henry Holt and Co., 2009.
Summary
Presents an introduction to the inventions of Benjamin Franklin, one of the nation's most beloved figures, credited with introducing bifocals, daylight savings time, lightning rods, and the establishment of post offices.
Call Number
JPB/PIC/B
Publication Date
2009
Language
English
ISBN
9780312535698
Eureka. Season 4.0, Widescreen.
Format:
DVD
System details note
DVD; NTSC, region 1; anamorphic widescreen (1.78:1); Dolby Digital 5.1.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (446 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production / Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios Home Entertainment, 2011.
Summary
Everything you thought you knew about the small town of Eureka is about to change. Sheriff Carter and the resident geniuses are accustomed to the strange occurrences that make their town unlike any other. But when five of them are shunted back in time to Eureka's Founder's Day, their return trip delivers them to a present-day Eureka that's anything but familiar.
Call Number
DVD-TV EUREKA SEASON 4.0 DISC 1-2
Publication Date
2011
Language
English
UPC
025192074172
Eureka. Season 3.5, Disc 1-2, Widescreen
Format:
DVD
System details note
DVD; dual-layer; region 1, NTSC; widescreen; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Physical Description
2 videodiscs (439 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Production / Publication Information
Universal City, CA : Universal Studios, c2010.
Summary
Small town. Big secret. A car accident leads U.S. Marshal Jack Carter into the top-secret Pacific Northwest town of Eureka. For decades, the United States government has relocated the world's geniuses to Eureka, a town where innovation and chaos have lived hand in hand. This season finds Carter reeling from his dismissal and looking for a new job when catastrophic occurrences pull him back.
Call Number
DVD-TV EUREKA, SEA 3.5
Publication Date
2010, 2010 2008
Language
English
UPC
025192031878
The power makers :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xiii, 543 pages, [16] pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm.
Edition
First U.S. edition
Production / Publication Information
New York, NY : Bloomsbury Press, 2008.
Call Number
TECHNOLOGY / HISTORY / KLE
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
ISBN
9781596914124
Flash of genius :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
xxiv, 356 pages ; 21 cm.
Edition
First edition
Production / Publication Information
New York : St. Martin's Griffin, 2008.
Call Number
609 SEABROOK
Publication Date
2008
Language
English
ISBN
9780312535728
They made America :
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
496 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Edition
First edition
Production / Publication Information
Boston : Little, Brown, 2004.
Call Number
609.2 EVANS
Publication Date
2004
Language
English
ISBN
9780316277662
11.
Inventors
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
93 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 23 x 26 cm.
Edition
First edition
Production / Publication Information
New York : HarperCollins Publishers, 1996.
Call Number
J/609.2/SAN
Publication Date
1996
Language
English
ISBN
9780060249236 9780060249243 9780064467469
Fact and fiction of American invention
Author
Format:
Books
Physical Description
48 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Production / Publication Information
Minneapolis, Minnesota : Abdo Publishing, [2022]
Summary
The telephone, the lightbulb, and the airplane are all inventions have changed the world for the better. But many popular stories about the creation of American inventions have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether. Fact and Fiction of American Invention dives into the myths about inventors and their inventions and brings the truth to light. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index.
Call Number
J 609 GAGNE
Publication Date
2022
Language
English
ISBN
9781532195099
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