A world without telephones? Impossible for most young readers to imagine. Let them know they can thank inventor Alexander Graham Bell for every ringtone! Filled with facts and photos, Bell's story highlights the scientific process he followed, failures and all, from identifying a problem to getting his communication technology into the hands of users.

Celebrates the accomplishments and innovations of African American scientists, engineers, inventors, and entrepreneurs, including George Washington Carver, Madam C.J. Walker, and Mae Jemison.

"The story of Garrett Morgan, an African American inventor, who created the first automatic three-way traffic signal system"--

Ever had an idea that you thought could change the world? Thomas Edison lit up the world. The Wright Brothers helped us fly around it. Tim Berners-Lee helped us all communicate in cyberspace. Discover the amazing brains behind the inventions we could not live without!

From great figures come our most noteworthy inventions, from the telephone to the theory of general relativity. Bu no great leader is perfect. H2 digs into the scandals and family secrets you won't find in textbooks in this special. Observing the lives of renowned leaders, brilliant scientists and notorious criminals, viewers get an inside peek into their unknown pasts, from Ben Franklin's nefarious history to Albert Einstein's hidden family drama....

Edison takes a truant twelve year-old under his wing and they work together on creating the first motion pictures.

"Smart women have always been able to achieve amazing things, even when the odds were stacked against them. In Wonder Women, author Sam Maggs tells the stories of the brilliant, brainy, and totally rad women in history who broke barriers as scientists, engineers, mathematicians, adventurers, and inventors. Plus, interviews with real-life women in STEM careers, an extensive bibliography, and a guide to women-centric science and technology organizations--all...