Washoe County Library System

A biography of the inventor of the cotton gin who also developed basic ideas of mass production in the manufacture of weapons and other machines.

A biography of the prolific inventor who had a keen interest in voice and sound and who worked tirelessly on behalf of deaf people.

Introduces the life of Eli Witney, who became famous for inventing a cotton gin and manufacturing guns with interchangeable parts.

A biography focusing on the childhood of the inventor who patented more than 1,100 inventions in sixty years, among them the electric light and the phonograph.

Alexander Graham Bell invents a talking machine he calls the telephone and demonstrates it at the World's Fair in Philadelphia in 1876.

Traces the life of the man who invented the phonograph, light bulb, and motion picture camera, with an emphasis on the value of perseverance in his achievements.

"An illustrated biography of the inventor of the telephone"-- Provided by publisher. "Did you know that Bell's amazing invention--the telephone--stemmed from his work on teaching the deaf? Both his mother and wife were deaf. Or, did you know that in later years he refused to have a telephone in his study? Bell's story will fascinate young readers interested in the early history of modern technology!"-- Provided by publisher.

A look at the life of the amazing inventor and scientist.

"Kathleen Krull sheds new light on the Benjamin Franklin--who considered science his true calling in life, not nation building--in this perceptive, fair-minded portrait."-- Provided by publisher.