Inventions & inventors books

The story of how Nikola Tesla and Guglielmo Marconi faced off in a race to invent the radio will have readers at...  Read More >>

Nikola Tesla (1857-1943) was a revolutionary Serbian scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity...  Read More >>

Everyone knows the story of how Alexander Graham Bell invented the telephone--but what if Italian inventor Antonio...  Read More >>

Learn about the battle between David Sarnoff and Philo T. Farnsworth to create the world's very first television!...  Read More >>

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Ten Canadians make one powerful argument: we cannot shy away from failure if we hope to succeed. Canadian Failures...  Read More >>

This book is a guide for junior researchers, and a manifesto for senior researchers and policy makers about how...  Read More >>

This authoritative volume is crammed with information on the awesome variety of new products and services that South...  Read More >>

That will never work... The new title from the author behind Red Herrings and White Elephants.  Read More >>

A collection of self-illustrated inventions and product concepts in color, created by author-artist Steven M. Johnson...  Read More >>

Zero to Maker is the career guide for the maker movement. Fun and readable, it's the fastest way to understand and...  Read More >>

Nikola Tesla (1857-1943) was a revolutionary Serbian scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity...  Read More >>

Nikola Tesla (1857-1943) was a revolutionary Serbian scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity...  Read More >>

Nikola Tesla (1857-1943) was a revolutionary Serbian scientist who forever changed the scientific fields of electricity...  Read More >>

Written for science geeks and everyone curious about the world around us, this comprehensive sweep through modern...  Read More >>

"""David McCullough once again tells a dramatic story of people and technology, this time about the courageous brothers...  Read More >>

The writer described as the 'Darwin of technology' presents an intertwined history of recreation and innovation,...  Read More >>

The story of the jet engine has everything: genius, tragedy, heroism, a world war, the individual vs. the state,...  Read More >>

This book explores the history of refrigeration and how the fridge has become an essential appliance in our homes...  Read More >>

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization...  Read More >>

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Do It Together! Making is better when you're doing it with friends! In Make: Volume 58, we explore different ways...  Read More >>

20 fun and inventive Makey Makey projects for Makers from beginner to expert  Read More >>

Get Critical Insight into the Modern Patenting Scene We are now living in the ""IP Era of the Information Age""...  Read More >>

How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The...  Read More >>