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Author
Publisher
H. Holt
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 26 cm
Language
English
Description
Cleverly shows how Leonardo's ideas foreshadowed modern inventions. At once an artist, inventor, engineer, and scientist, Leonardo da Vinci wrote and drew detailed descriptions of what would later become hang gliders, automobiles, robots, and much more.
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
37 pages : color illustrations ; 27 cm
Language
English
Description
Shares a portrait of the inventor famed for such innovations as the incandescent lightbulb, batteries, and movie cameras, exploring his life-changing achievements and perseverance in the face of numerous failures.
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
[2003]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
31 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm
Language
English
Description
Focuses on Benjamin Franklin's role as an inventor of whimsical gadgets and practical contraptions, with an emphasis on his experiment of flying a kite during a rainstorm.
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