Juvie Biography: Inventors

This physicist developed many scientific instruments such as radar, cyclotron and a bubble chamber for the study of atoms.

This is one title among many on this famous inventor.

Biography of the blind French boy who invented the Braille alphabet when he was only fifteen.

A biography of the eithteenth-century Connecticut farmer who invented the submarine first used in naval warfare during the American Revolution.

.The story of the man whose determination to simplify the process of copying documents led to the invention of xerography.

"Discusses the invention of the John Deere plow and the man behind it, including the idea, the obstacles, and the eventual success"--

In 1877 in Rochester, New York, George Eastman couldn't understand why picture-taking was so difficult. George realized that not many people could not own a camera due to the amount of equipment needed and high price. Eventually, George created dry plates, and they were such a success that he opened his own dry-plate company in 1881.George went on to invent film and the Brownie camera.

Tom began his inventing career as a boy and became a legend as a man.

An inspiring true story of a boy genius. Plowing a potato field in 1920, a 14-year-old farm boy from Idaho saw in the parallel rows of overturned earth a way to make pictures fly through the air. This boy was not a magician; he was a scientific genius and just eight years later he made his brainstorm in the potato field a reality by transmitting the world's first television image.

The World's Fair in Chicago, 1893, was to be a spectacular event, but the Fair's planners wanted something really special. Today, George's Ferris Wheel is an icon of adventure and amusement throughout the world.

Henry Ford for Kids provides an in-depth portrait of the man who "put America on wheels."

A brief biography of the portrait painter and inventor of the submarine and steamboat.

Highlights the life and accomplishments of Larry Page and Sergey Brin, the two founders of the web search engine "Google" and describes the company's success.

The Super Soaker is one of top twenty toys of all time. And it was invented entirely by accident. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, impressive inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy.

With her sketchbook labeled 'My Inventions' and her father's toolbox, Mattie could make almost anything ; toys, sleds, and a foot warmer. As an adult, Mattie invented the machine that makes the square-bottom paper bags we still use today.

Ada Lovelace, the daughter of the famous romantic poet, Lord Byron, develops her creativity through science and math. When she meets Charles Babbage, the inventor of the first mechanical computer, Ada understands the machine better than anyone else and writes the world's first computer program in order to demonstrate its capabilities.

A humorous, easily read biography of Morse and the story of the development of the telegraph.

Going Up! is an easy-to-read, fully illustrated biography about Elisha Otis, the man who invented a safety device that prevents lifts from falling and other feats of modern architecture.

In this title, unwrap the life of talented Coca-Cola Inventor John Pemberton! Readers will enjoy getting the scoop on this Food Dude.

By the time Markus Persson was eight years old, he was writing code for computer games. When he was eighteen, Persson landed his dream job as a video game programmer. Then in 2009, he designed Minecraft in a single weekend.

An engrossing biography of the man who discovered X-rays and won a Nobel Prize in 1901.

Who first invented these "upside-down puppets"? Meet Tony Sarg, puppeteer extraordinaire!

While the Wright Brothers were gliding over Kitty Hawk, the charming Brazilian Alberto Santos-Dumont was making his own mark on the history of flight. Alberto loved floating over Paris in his personal flying machine called a dirigible. But he wanted to make his invention even better. By 1906, Alberto had transformed his balloon into a box with wings! But now there was competition. Another inventor challenged Alberto to see who would be the first in flight.

Traces the life of the immigrant Jewish peddler who went on to found Levi Strauss & Co., the world's first and largest manufacturer of denim jeans.

Joe and Bob Switzer were very different brothers. When an accident left Bob recovering in a darkened basement, the brothers began experimenting with ultraviolet light and fluorescent paints. Together they invented a whole new kind of color, one that glows with an extra-special intensity ;Day-Glo.

Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary ahead of his time. Remote controls, fluorescent lights, X-rays, speedometers, cell phones, even the radio, all resulted from Nikola Tesla's inventions.

As a 20th-century mathematician, Alan Turing left an indelible mark on the field of computer science. In his 20s, he proposed the "Turing Machine," a thought experiment about how a universal multitask computer could work, a concept which forms the basis for every computer built today.

Describes the creation and development of Twitter by Jack Dorsey, Biz Stone, and Ev Williams, and how it would transform online communications.

The first powered, sustained, and controlled airplane flight, and the men behind it. A Newbery honor Book.

Although the Facebook founder went to Harvard, he dropped out to chase his dreams of changing the way people, interact on the Internet. Today, Mark's company is one of the most successful of the Internet age, worth billions of dollars.