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Inventing Modern America

by David E Brown

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ISBN13: 9780262025089
ISBN10: 0262025086
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Inventing Modern America profiles thirty-five inventors who exemplify the rich technological creativity of the United States over the past century. The range of their contributions is broad. They have helped transform our homes, our healthcare, our work, our environment, and the way we travel and communicate. The inventors profiled include such well-known figures as George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, and Steve Wozniak, as well as unsung technological pioneers such as Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar, and Wilson Greatbatch, inventor of the first implantable cardiac pacemaker.Inventing Modern America is designed to create excitement about invention through the personal stories of these American scientists, technologists, and researchers. It is accessible enough to engage high school students yet wide-ranging and interesting enough to appeal to anyone who has ever wondered where microwave ovens and traffic lights come from. This book was developed by the Lemelson-MIT Program for Invention and Innovation, whose mission is to inspire a new generation of American scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs.

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andquot;A well-written, lavishly illustrated success, and a cheerful one at that...andquot;
-- Roy Herbert, New Scientist

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Lively accounts of thirty-five American inventors who helped shape the modern world.

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The book was developed by the Lemelson-MIT Program for Invention and Innovation, whose mission is to inspire a new generation of American scientists, engineers, and entrepreneurs.

About the Author

David E. Brown is a New York-based freelance writer and editor.

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ISBN:
9780262025089
Subtitle:
From the Microwave to the Mouse
Author:
Brown, David
Author:
Burke, James
Author:
Brown, David E.
Author:
Thurow, Lester C.
Publisher:
The MIT Press
Location:
Cambridge, Mass.
Subject:
General
Subject:
History
Subject:
United States - General
Subject:
United States - 20th Century
Subject:
Inventors
Subject:
Inventions
Subject:
Aspects
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Series Volume:
no. 255
Publication Date:
November 2001
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
yes
Pages:
221
Dimensions:
11 x 9 in

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