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Picture of a lightbulg Pathfinders: Inventors & Inventions

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    > Whitney Eli (or insert person you are researching)
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    > Cotton gin (or insert invention you are researching)
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  • Call Numbers
    > 608-609
    > 92 (Biographies)
    > 926
Book Recommendations

African-American Inventors by Otha Richard SullivanAfrican-American Inventors by Otha Richard Sullivan.

Accidents May Happen by Charlotte Foltz JonesAccidents May Happen by Charlotte Foltz Jones.

Invention; An Eyewitness Book by Lionel BenderInvention; An Eyewitness Book by Lionel Bender.

 

 

Girls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women by Catherine  ThimmeshGirls Think of Everything: Stories of Ingenious Inventions by Women by Catherine Thimmesh.

American Inventors of the 20th Century by Laura S. JeffreyAmerican Inventors Of The 20th Century by Laura S. Jeffrey.

The Picture History of Great Inventors by Gillian ClementsThe Picture History Of Great Inventors by Gillian Clements.

 


Reference:
Eureka! edited by Linda Schmittroth, Mary Reilly McCall & Bridget Travers. Volumes 1 – 6.

Library Databases

Biography Resource Center
Use this database to find biographies and magazine articles on people. Search using name, birth and death years and places, nationality, ethnicity, occupation or gender.

EBSCOhost Databases (via web from EBSCO)
You can find magazine articles about inventions or inventors.

World Book Online
Search for the topic: Inventions or Inventors

Web Site Resources

National Inventors Hall of Fame
Search the Hall of Fame by alphabetical listings of inventor or invention or by decade.

Inventors
Alphabetical listings by invention or inventor. You can access inventions by year invented or by general categories. Inventing 101, patent information, and marketing your product will be helpful to the aspiring inventor.

The Faces of Science
Described here are African American men and women who have contributed to the advancement of science and engineering.

Eric Weisstein's World of Scientific Biography
This site includes short biographies, including pictures, of scientists from all fields. Search by name, nationality, gender, or award recipients.

 
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