Genius Inventors and Their Great IdeasAge Level: 8–9 Grade Level: 3–4 Written for elementary grade readers, these biographies are about important inventors and their inventions. Full of anecdotes and details about the inventor's journey, these easy-to-read titles will keep the reader's interest. Gives students the inside scoop on the people behind major inventions of the 20th century Contains anecdotes and details about the inventor’s journey Simple explanations, photos, and colorful layouts make complex ideas accessible to young minds Tells about inventors who all had a moment of vision with a determination to produce something that really worked Supports the Common Core, Science and Social Studies curricula7 1/2” x 9” 48pp. Illus. with color and black-and-white photographs and illustrations Contains a timeline, an activity, words to know, a further reading list, Internet addresses, and an index Fall 2013Series Lexile: 0 Page 1 of 212 The African-American Heart Surgery Pioneer The Genius of Vivien Thomas Edwin Brit Wyckoff Vivien Theodore Thomas was an African-American surgical technician who developed the procedures used to treat blue baby syndrome in the 1940s. He was an assistant to surgeon Alfred Blalock in Blalock's experimental animal laboratory at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, Tennessee and later at the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-5752-4 Binding: eBookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4140-0 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ee LL Loading… The Man Who Invented Television The Genius of Philo T. Farnsworth Edwin Brit Wyckoff Philo Taylor Farnsworth was an American inventor and television pioneer. Although he made many contributions that were crucial to the early development of all-electronic television, he is best known for inventing the first fully functional and complete all-electronic television system, and for being the first person to demonstrate such a system to the public...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-5751-7 Binding: eBookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4139-4 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ee LL Loading… The Man Who Invented the Electric Guitar The Genius of Les Paul Edwin Brit Wyckoff Les Paul was an American jazz, country and blues guitarist, songwriter and inventor. He was the inventor of the electric guitar which made the sound of rock and roll possible. He is also credited with many recording innovations...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-5749-4 Binding: eBookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4137-0 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ee LL Loading… The Man Who Invented the Ferris Wheel The Genius of George Ferris Dani Sneed George Washington Gale Ferris, Jr. was an American engineer. He graduated from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY, where he was a member of the Rensselaer Society of Engineers, in the class of 1881 with a degree in Civil Engineering...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-5748-7 Binding: eBookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4136-3 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ee LL Loading… The Man Who Invented the Game of Basketball The Genius of James Naismith Edwin Brit Wyckoff Dr. James Naismith was a Canadian-American sports coach and innovator. He invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often credited with introducing the first football helmet. He wrote the original basketball rulebook, founded the University of Kansas basketball program, and lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of both the National Invitation Tournament (1938) and the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (1939)...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-5754-8 Binding: eBookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4142-4 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ee LL Loading… The Man Who Invented the Laser The Genius of Theodore H. Maiman Edwin Brit Wyckoff Maiman was a graduate of the University of Colorado, which awarded him a B.S. in engineering physics in 1949. Later, he received his Ph.D. in physics in 1955 from Stanford University and began work at the Hughes Research Laboratory (HRL)...Read More Buying Options ISBN: 978-0-7660-5750-0 Binding: eBookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ISBN: 978-0-7660-4138-7 Binding: Library Bound BookList Price: $26.27Discount Price: $19.70 ee LL Loading… Page 1 of 212 Loading… Loading… Loading... Library Bound Book: List Price: $183.89 Discount Price: $137.90 + Add to wish list eBook: List Price: $183.89 Discount Price: $137.90 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading…