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Author:

Winston, Robert, author.

Title:

Inventors : incredible stories of the world's most ingenious inventions / written by Robert Winston ; illustrated by Jessamy Hawke.

Edition:

First American edition.

Publisher:

DK/Penguin Random House,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

144 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Subject:

Inventions--History--Juvenile literature.
Inventors--History--Juvenile literature.
Biographies.
Illustrated works.
Instructional and educational works.

Other Authors:

Hawke, Jessamy, illustrator.

Notes:

Includes index.

Contents:

Making things go! -- Caring for people -- Helping at home -- Bang! Whizz! Whirr!

Summary:

"Do you have the imagination of an inventor? Peek inside Leonardo da Vinci's workshop, climb aboard Hideo Shima's bullet train, and go behind the scenes with movie star-turned-inventor, Hedy Lamarr. Inventors tells the stories of more than 50 pioneering scientists and revolutionary thinkers who have shaped our world with their remarkable creations." -- Page [4] of cover.

ISBN:

1465492283
9781465492289

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1164805599

Locations:

TYPH572 -- Cedar Rapids Public Library (Cedar Rapids)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

KHPB566 -- Donnellson Public Library (Donnellson)

GMPD771 -- Pleasant Hill Public Library (Pleasant Hill)

BJPD251 -- Waukee Public Library (Waukee)

GEPG771 -- West Des Moines Public Library (West Des Moines)