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100 _aClements, Gillian
245 4 _aThe Picture History of Great Inventors
260 _bStudio Editions Ltd
260 _c1995
300 _a77
520 _aAn entertaining and well-researched introduction to the great inventors of the world, this book contains facts, both serious and comic. Spanning a period of thousands of years — from the unknown inventor of the wheel to the research teams at work today on space and computer technology — author Gillian Clements presents a splendid celebration of the ingenuity of people throughout history. Young readers learn about the motivations, struggles, and achievements of such inventors as Leonardo da Vinci, Isaac Newton, Benjamin Franklin, Alfred Nobel, Thomas Edison, Alexander Graham Bell, Orville Wright, Albert Einstein, and many more.
650 _aBiographies-Inventors-Non fiction
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942 _cBK
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