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Books in Tales of Invention series

  • The Airplane

    Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury, Louise Galpine

    Paperback (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Dreams of human flight were a cross-cultural experience, eventually leading to the invention of the airplane. Readers can relive the early days of air travel in this book that explores the invention of the airplane and includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • Solar Power

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Readers will learn the history of the development of solar power in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • The Light Bulb

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Readers will learn the history of the invention of the light bulb in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • The Car

    Chris Oxlade, Louise Galpine

    Paperback (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    People have always wanted to find easier and faster ways to travel from one place to another. The car is one machine that made this possible. The story of the invention of the car is related in this title that is filled with information about the key players, the setbacks along the way to a working vehicle, and the moments of discovery.
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  • The Radio

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Readers will learn the history of the invention of the radio in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks long the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • The Television

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Readers will learn the history of the invention of the television in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • The Telephone

    Louise Spilsbury, Richard Spilsbury, Louise Galpine

    Paperback (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Alexander Graham Bell wasn't the only person trying to invent the telephone, but in the race to the finish he beat Elisha Gray to the patent office, and thereby sealed his place in history. Readers will learn the history of the invention of the telephone in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • The Printing Press

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Readers will learn the history of the invention of the printing press in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • The Computer

    Chris Oxlade, Louise Galpine

    Paperback (Heinemann, Sept. 1, 2010)
    Starting out as a machine so large it needed its own room and evolving to a machine that fits in our palms, the computer has come a long way in a relatively short time. This book tells the story of the invention of the computer, including the key players, setbacks along the way, and moments of discovery.
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  • The Clock

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Readers will learn the history of the invention of the clock in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • Nuclear Energy

    Chris Oxlade

    Paperback (Heinemann, Aug. 1, 2011)
    Readers will learn the history of the invention of nuclear energy in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks along the way, and the moments of discovery.
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  • The Radio

    Richard Spilsbury, Louise Spilsbury

    Library Binding (Heinemann, July 1, 2011)
    Readers will learn the history of the invention of the radio in this title that includes information on the key players, the setbacks long the way, and the moments of discovery.
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