Description |
127 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 122-123) and index. |
Contents |
Don't be Afraid to Try -- From Shellac to Sensational: Plastic, 1909 / Dr. Leo Hendrik Baekeland -- Unbreakable: Kevlar, 1971 / Stephanie Kwolek -- Blow Up: Smart Dust, 3003 / Jamie Link -- Get Knowledge and Use It -- The Maid Did It: Classifying Stars, 1890 / Williamina Paton Stevens Fleming -- Amazing Radiation: X-Rays, 1895 / Dr. Wilhelm Rontgen -- Keep That Beat Going: Pacemakers, 1949 / Dr. Wilfred G. Bigelow and Dr. John C. Callaghan -- Pay Attention -- Clean Sweep; Windshield Wipers, 1903 / Mary Anderson -- Nuts to You: Plenty of Peanut Products, 1910s / George Washington Carver -- The Accident That Still Saves Millions: Penicillin, 1928 / Sir Alexander Fleming -- Make Connections -- It Makes Sense: Folding Beds, 1885 / Sarah E. Goode -- A Walk in the Woods: Velcro, 1941 / George de Mestral -- Hot Pockets: Microwaves, 1945 / Percy Spencer -- Recognize That It Takes Time -- Remember the Ice: Popsicles, 1903 / Frank Epperson -- Night After Night: High-Dose Radiation, 1949 / Dr. Vera Peters -- Stick to It: Post-it Notes, 1980 / Dr. Spencer Silver and Art Fry -- Be Persistent -- Bounce! Bounce! Bounce!: Trampolines, 1936 / George Nissen -- Light Bender: Fiber Optics, 1954 / Dr. Narinder Singh Kapany -- It Is Rocket Science: Rocket Fuel, 1957 / Mary Sherman Morgan -- Recognize That Failure Is Part of the Process -- It's in the Bag: Flat-Bottom Paper Bags, 1871 / Margaret Knight -- Flaky Inventors: Kellogg's Corn Flakes, 1894 / Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and Will Keith "W.K." Kellogg -- Zoom!: The Razor Scooter, 1998 / Gino Tsai -- Don't Make Assumptions -- No Stick: Teflon, 1938 / Dr. Roy J. Plunkett -- Code Words: COBOL, 1952 / Dr. Grace Hopper -- See Ya!: Laser Cataract Treatment, 1986 / Dr. Patricia Bath -- Be Open to Possibilities -- A Glob of Goo: Friction Matches, 1826 / John Walker -- Original Babysitter Updated: Jolly Jumper, 1910 / Susan Olivia Poole -- It Started with Potatoes: Television, 1927 / Philo Farnsworth -- Believe in Yourself -- Look What I Found: Discovering Fossils, 1811 / Mary Anning -- Star Inventor: Decoding in the War, 1942 / Hedy Lamarr -- Try This: Electronic Feeding Device, 1951 / Bessie Blount Griffin -- Accidental Geniuses-A New Generation -- Magnet Magic: Self-Separating Recycling Bin, 2014 / Asuka Kamiya -- Algae Mobile: EcoTube, 2008 / Param Jaggi -- Clean Up That Oily Goop: Tailings Filter, 2014 / Hayley Todesco. |
Summary |
"This nonfiction book for middle readers is full of inspiring tales of inventors and innovators who have accidentally changed the world. The book also features profiles of inventive kids and teenagers."-- Provided by publisher. |
Audience |
990L Lexile |
Subject(S) |
Inventors -- Biography.
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Inventors.
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Inventions -- History.
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Inventions.
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Serendipity in science.
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Biographies.
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Illustrated works.
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Instructional and educational works.
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Added Name(S) |
Wishinsky, Frieda, author.
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Playford, Jenn, illustrator.
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ISBN |
9781459816763 (hardcover) |
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1459816765 (hardcover) |
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