The spirit of invention : the story of the thinkers, creators, and dreamers who formed our nation /...
The spirit of invention : the story of the thinkers, creators, and dreamers who formed our nation /...
The spirit of invention : the story of the thinkers, creators, and dreamers who formed our nation / by Julie M. Fenster.
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Publisher
New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2009.
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NQ609.73/6
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Language
English
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Physical content
xiii, 209 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Contents
The life of an inventor. Introduction -- Who is an inventor? -- Aunt Orinda: family and childhood -- Gathering minds: journals, fairs, and universities -- Mavericks at work: Industrial Research Laboratory -- Contagion of ideas: research institution. The world and the inventor. Palette of the invent...
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Publisher
New York, NY : HarperCollins, c2009.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c2009.
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Summary
An illustrated appreciation of America's spirit of invention, which introduces unique characters whose insistence on change for the better made America what it is today. This book is a fascinating examination of innovation as a driving characteristic of Americans from all eras and all walks of life. In this book we meet Gertrude Forbes, a sickly wi...
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The spirit of invention : the story of the thinkers, creators, and dreamers who formed our nation / by Julie M. Fenster.
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"Smithsonian Books."
Published in association with the Lemelson Center for the Study of Invention and Innovation, National Museum of American History, Smithsonian Institution.
Includes bibliographic references (p. 193-199) and index.
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c2009.
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NQ609.73/6
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74VvJ5PgKqbg
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ISBN
0061231894
9780061231896
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991008302749702626
