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Gertrude Elion: Master Chemist
Stephanie St. Pierre
Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, June 1, 1993)A biography of the chemist who was the first woman inducted into the National Inventors Hall of Fame in 1991
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Gordon Gould: Laser Man
Scott McPartland
Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, June 1, 1993)Traces the work of the physicist who finally won recognition as the inventor of lasers after a long battle to be given credit for his ideas
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Igor Sikorsky: Father of the Helicopter
Steven Otfinski
Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, June 1, 1993)A biography of the aircraft designer and manufacturer who pioneered in multi-engine airplanes, helicopters, and flying boats.
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Charles Ginsburg: Video Wizard
Barbara Ann Taylor
Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, June 1, 1993)A biography of the engineer who led the team of engineers that developed the first successful video tape recorder
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Edwin Land: Photographic Pioneer
Scott McPartland
Library Binding (Rourke Pub Group, June 1, 1993)A biography of the scientist whose many inventions include the Polaroid camera
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How to Fly a 747
Tim Paulson, Gregory Truett Smith, Jim Finnell, Chris Brigman, Edward Keating
Paperback (John Muir Pubns, Aug. 1, 1992)Places the reader at the controls of a 747 jumbo jet and introduces the principles of aerodynamics while moving step by step through preflight, takeoff, flight, and landing
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How to Drive an Indy Race Car
David Rubel, Gregory Truett Smith, James Westwater, Edward Keating
Paperback (Avalon Travel Pub, Oct. 1, 1992)Al Unser, jr. places the reader in the driver's seat of an Indy race car while explaining how the design of the car affects performance and safety, and how scientific principles guide drivers in racing strategy
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How to Fly the Space Shuttle
Russell Shorto
Paperback (John Muir Pubns, July 1, 1992)Explains how space shuttles work and what astronauts do during the course of a shuttle mission.
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