There are hundreds of books published on inventions. To save you time trying to find your next read, we pull together 10 of the most popular titles with updated prices for delivery to your door.
Elon Musk: A Kid's Book About Inventions (Mini Movers and Shakers) by Mary Nhin
Publisher: Grow Grit Press LLC
In the new Mini Movers and Shakers children's book series comes a cast of characters who have failed, yet succeeded despite overwhelming obstacles. In the third volume, we meet Elon Musk. Find out what happens in this kids book about inventing things. Sometimes, we are faced with challenges that seem insurmountable. But with grit and hard work, one can achieve great things! Mini Movers and Shakers was developed to inspire children to dream big and work hard. Fun, relatable characters in graphic style books easy enough for young readers, yet interesting for adults. The Mini Movers and Shakers book series is geared to kids 3-11+. Perfect for boys, girls, early readers, primary school students, or toddlers. Excellent resource for educators, parents, and teachers alike. Collect all the Mini Movers and Shakers Books! Learn more at minimovers.tv
Absolutely Everything!: A History of Earth, Dinosaurs, Rulers, Robots and Other Things Too Numerous to Mention by Christopher Lloyd
Publisher: What on Earth Books
Kids can discover everything from the creation of planet Earth and the rise of animals, to globalization, wars, and global warming with this collection of remarkable true stories from the author of the bestselling "What on Earth Happened?" Full color.
The Story of Inventions: A first book about world-changing discoveries by Catherine Barr
Publisher: Frances Lincoln Children's Books
The world is brimming full of incredible inventions - but where did it all begin? How did these incredible inventions come about? Journey back in time, travel across the world and discover incredible inventions from throughout history. Take a ride on the very first wheel, find your way and ensure you'll never get lost again with the compass, let the lights come on with electricity, watch as the world puffs into life with the steam engine and many more astounding inventions. Written with bitesized pieces of text and illustrated with bright and engaging artwork, this is the perfect introduction to some of the most amazing inventions that have helped make history. Learn fascinating facts about the people behind these inventions and how their discoveries changed the world forever. So what are you waiting for? Let's uncover The Story of Inventions! Inventions featured: The wheel, the compass, paper, clocks, gunpowder, steam engines, vaccinations, computers, electricity, the telephone, the car, planes, plastic, nuclear weapons and the internet.
Metropolis: A History of the City, Humankind's Greatest Invention by Ben Wilson
Publisher: Doubleday
From a brilliant young historian, a colorful journey through 7,000 years and twenty-six world cities that shows how urban living has been the spur and incubator to humankind's greatest innovations. In the two hundred millennia of our existence, nothing has shaped us more profoundly than the city. Historian Ben Wilson, author of bestselling and award-winning books on British history, now tells the grand, glorious story of how city living has allowed human culture to flourish. Beginning with Uruk, the world's first city, dating to 5000 BC and memorably portrayed in the Epic of Gilgamesh, he shows us that cities were never a necessity but that once they existed their density created such a blossoming of human endeavor--producing new professions, forms of art, worship, and trade--that they kick-started nothing less than civilization. Guiding readers through famous cities over 7,000 years, he reveals the innovations driven by each: civics in the agora of Athens, global trade in ninth-century Baghdad, finance in the coffeehouses of London, domestic comforts in the heart of Amsterdam, peacocking in Belle Epoque Paris. In the modern age, he studies the impact of verticality in New York City, the sprawl of L.A., and the eco-reimagining of twenty-first-century Shanghai. Lively, erudite, page turning, and irresistible, Metropolis is a grand tour of human achievement.
Black People Invented Everything: The Deep History of Indigenous Creativity by Dr. Sujan K. Dass
Publisher: Supreme Design Publishing
Who Invented the traffic light? What about transportation itself? Farming? Art? Modern chemistry? Who made?cats? What if I told you there was ONE answer to all of these questions? That one answer? BLACK PEOPLE!Seriously. And this book is like a mini-encyclopedia, full of more evidence than WikiLeaks and just as eye-opening!Do you know just how much Black inventors and creators have given to modern society? Within the past 200 years, Black Americans have drawn on a timeless well of inner genius to innovate and engineer the design of the world we live in today. But what of all the Black history before then?Before white people invented the Patent Office, Black folks were the original creators and builders, developing ingenious ways to manage the world's changes over millions of years, everywhere you can imagine, from Azerbaijan to Zagazig!With wit and wisdom (and tons of pictures!) this book digs deeper than the whitewashed history we learn in school books and explores how our African ancestors established the foundation of modern society! Have you inherited this genius? What can you do with it? Inspired by solutions from the past, we can develop strategies for a successful future!
Black Pioneers of Science and Invention by Louis Haber
Publisher: Hmh Books for Young Readers
Traces the lives of fourteen black scientists and inventors who have made significant contributions in the various fields of science and industry. Reprint.
The Invention of Nature: Alexander von Humboldt's New World by Andrea Wulf
Publisher: Vintage
A portrait of the German naturalist reveals his ongoing influence on humanity's relationship with the natural world today, discussing such topics as his views on climate change, conservation, and nature as a resource for all life.
Working Backwards: Insights, Stories, and Secrets from Inside Amazon by Colin Bryar
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Working Backwards is an insider's breakdown of Amazon's approach to culture, leadership, and best practices from Colin Bryar and Bill Carr, two long-time, top-level Amazon executives...
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