From air conditioners to MRI scanners and from bicycles to frozen foods, modern life would be unimaginable without the work of inventors. Unlike other resources on inventions, Inventors and Inventions surprises readers with its wide-ranging exploration of inventors of the past and present, including the creators of Kevlar, Coca Cola, eBay, and the Global Positioning System.

ARRANGEMENT

• 172 articles, including 21 overview articles
• Hundreds of color illustrations
• Entries include:
  • Concise introduction
  • One or more special feature boxes, including quotation panels
  • Time lines
  • Guides to further reading

SCOPE The biographical entries in Inventors and Inventions explore the early life of each inventor, their education and professional life, and their contributions to society. Overview articles survey the history of technological advancements in fields of endeavor such as agriculture, transportation, communication, entertainment, textiles, medicine, and others.

BENEFITS The often surprising lives of inventors will engage and inspire young readers about the science and imagination that feed technological advancement.