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Books in Discovery Education: Discoveries and Inventions series

  • Henry Ford and the Model T

    Michael O'Hearn, Phil Miller, Keith Wilson, Charles Barnett III

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of Henry Ford, along with his invention, the popular Model T automobile.
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  • Jonas Salk and the Polio Vaccine

    Katherine Krohn, Al Milgrom

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of Jonas Salk's involvement in the development of a polio vaccine. Written in graphic-novel format.
    T
  • Thomas Edison and the Lightbulb

    Scott R. Welvaert, Phil Miller, Charles Barnett III

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of Thomas Edison's involvement in the development of the incandescent light bulb. Written in graphic-novel format.
    U
  • Philo Farnsworth and the Television

    Ellen Sturm Niz, Keith Tucker

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of how Philo Farnsworth came up with the idea for electronic television at age 14, and later developed his idea into the technology for television that is still used today. Written in graphic-novel format.
    U
  • Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and the Personal Computer

    Donald B. Lemke, Al Milgrom, Tod G. Smith

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of how Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak developed the personal computer, and their company, Apple Computer, Inc. Written in graphic-novel format.
    T
  • Early Flying Machines

    Henry Dale

    Hardcover (Oxford University Press, Feb. 25, 1993)
    Early Flying Machines ranges from the first recorded history of man's attempt to fly to the Wright brothers' first powered flight.
    Y
  • George Eastman and the Kodak Camera

    Jennifer Lee Fandel, Al Milgrom, Gordon Purcell

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Tells the story of George Eastman and the invention of the Kodak camera. Written in graphic-novel format.
    R
  • Eli Whitney and the Cotton Gin

    Jessica Gunderson, Charles Barnett III, Rodney Ramos, Gerry Acerno

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Tells the story of how Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, and the effects it had on the Southern United States. Written in graphic-novel format.
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  • Alexander Graham Bell and the Telephone

    Jennifer Lee Fandel, Keith Tucker

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Sept. 1, 2006)
    Tells the story of how Alexander Graham Bell came up with the telephone, and how his invention changed the way people communicate. Written in graphic-novel format.
    R
  • Timekeeping

    Rodney Dale

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, March 17, 1994)
    Describes the changing ways of thinking about time, the emergence of the calendar, and the quest for a more accurate means of measuring time
    X
  • The Industrial Revolution

    Henry Dale, Rodney Dale

    Paperback (Oxford University Press, March 17, 1994)
    Examines the industrial revolution, discussing how developments in the harnessing of power and methods of transportation changed the way we work and play
    X
  • The Wright Brothers and the Airplane

    Xavier W. Niz, Charles Barnett III, Keith Williams, Steve Erwin

    Library Binding (Capstone Press, Jan. 1, 2007)
    Tells the story of how Wilbur and Orville Wright developed, tested, and successfully flew the first powered airplane. Written in graphic-novel format.
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