The 100 most influential inventors of all time

Curley, Robert, 1955- (Added Author).

Summary: If necessity is indeed the mother of invention, then the individuals profiled in this volume should be considered the most laudable of all midwives. They each saw a need and met it. Readers will learn more about the lives and methodologies of well-known inventors such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, and become familiar with several more whose creations have sometimes outstripped their personal fame.

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ISBN: 9781615300426 (electronic bk.)
ISBN: 1615300422 (electronic bk.)
Physical Description: electronic resource
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Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: New York, NY : Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services, 2010.