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  • The Telephone

    Patricia K. Kummer

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Describes the evolution of communication from smoke signals to e-mail, focusing on the invention of the telephone by Alexander Graham Bell in 1876, and explains how this technology changed America's economy and environment.
    X

  • The Railroad

    John R. Matthews

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2006)
    Describes the development of the railroad, the impact it has had on modern culture, and patterns of change that resulted from its use.
    X

  • The Light Bulb

    John R. Matthews

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Introduces young readers to revolutionary inventions and emphasizes the impact the inventions had upon life at the time of their creation and beyond, exploring the inventions' cultural significance and the patterns of change that resulted.
    X

  • The Printing Press

    Ann Heinrichs

    Paperback (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2005)
    Introduces young readers to revolutionary inventions and emphasizes the impact the inventions had upon life at the time of their creation and beyond, exploring the inventions' cultural significance and the patterns of change that resulted.
    Y

  • Gunpowder

    Trudi Strain Trueit

    Library Binding (Children's Press(CT), Sept. 1, 2005)
    None
    T

  • Agricultural Inventions: At the Top of the Field

    Helen Mason

    Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, Dec. 23, 2013)
    Introduces inventions that revolutionized the agriculture industry, discussing each invention's creator, development process, and impact.
    Y

  • The Railroad

    John R. Matthews

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 30, 2005)
    Describes the development of the railroad, the impact it has had on modern culture, and patterns of change that resulted from its use.
    X

  • Currency

    Patricia K. Kummer

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Sept. 1, 2004)
    Describes the invention of currency, a country's official unit of money, its history, and the impact it has had on modern culture.
    X

  • Gunpowder

    Trudi Strain Trueit

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, Oct. 30, 2005)
    Describes the invention of gunpowder, the impact it has had on modern culture, and patterns of change that resulted from its use.
    Z

  • The Telephone

    Patricia K. Kummer

    Library Binding (Franklin Watts, March 1, 2006)
    Introduces young readers to revolutionary inventions and emphasizes the impact the inventions had upon life at the time of their creation and beyond, exploring the inventions' cultural significance and the patterns of change that resulted.
    X

  • The Telephone

    Patricia K. Kummer

    Library Binding
    None
    X

  • The Microscope

    Christine Petersen

    Library Binding
    None
    Y