Great Inventors and their Inventions

by Frank P. Bachman

Inventors behind everyday change

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Inventors behind everyday change

This collection connects familiar technologies—from the printing press and sewing machine to boats, trains, and planes—with the people who created them. Profiles include James Watt, Elias Howe, Cyrus McCormick, Johannes Gutenberg, and Alexander Graham Bell, with attention to the obstacles inventors faced and the varied financial outcomes of their work. Together, the examples show how inventions have shaped communication, clothing, transport, and food. This complete, unabridged reprinting retains the original illustrations and presents the text in a reformatted layout for easier reading.

Good fit for readers who enjoy

Teens and young adults interested in the people behind important inventions.
Readers exploring how technology has influenced everyday life.
Those who enjoy illustrated collections of inventor profiles.

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Invention and technologyThe impact of innovation on daily lifeInventors’ struggles and financial fortunes

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Book overview

Can you imagine how different life would be without the printing press? It's unlikely you'd ever have held a book. And your clothes would look very different without the invention of spinning and sewing machines. Without boats, trains, and planes, even our diets would be changed.

Read about the fascinating creators of these inventions and the struggles they faced. Some got rich, some fought for every penny, but they all changed the way we live our lives today. Inventors profiled in this collection include James Watt (the steam engine), Elias Howe (the sewing machine), Cyrus McCormick (the reaper), John Gutenberg (the printing press), Alexander Graham Bell (the telephone) as well as many more.

This reprinting is complete and unabridged featuring all the original illustrations and reformatted text for easier reading.

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