A biography of the inventor of the cotton gin.

An introduction to the life of the man who developed the electric light bulb and many other inventions.

Describes the life and notable accomplishments of the eighteenth-century American printer, statesman, writer, and inventor.

This book introduces Benjamin Franklin, who had wide and varied interests that led him to become a printer, a writer, an inventor, a statesman--and eventually one of the fathers of our nation.

A biography of the noted statesman and inventor, featuring excerpts from his letters, pamphlets, essays, scientific papers, and autobiography.

"Meet the man behind the board games: Milton Bradley. Born in Maine in 1836, Milton Bradley moved with his family to the working-class city of Lowell, Massachusetts, at age 11. His early life consisted of several highs and lows, from graduating high school and attending Harvard to getting laid off and losing his first wife. These experiences gave Bradley the idea for his first board game: The Checkered Game of Life. He produced and sold Life across...