Subject: Inventions -- United States (Keywords)

Each book in this series traces the life of a famous scientist or inventor, from their childhood and education through their sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the discoveries or inventions for which they are best known.

At school, Thomas Edison's teachers think he is stupid. How wrong they are! He grows up to become one of the greatest inventors of the Victorian age, inventing he electric light bulb, an early record player, and much more. This book traces his life from his early days as a worker on the American ...