The award-winning Scholastic Canada Biography series highlights the lives of remarkable Canadians whose achievements have inspired and changed the lives of those who followed. Born in 1907, Joseph-Armand grew up in a Valcourt, a small...
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Auteur:Hamilton, TylerSommaire:Climate change solutions so crazy they just might work! A search for the contemporary Nikola Tesla — considered a mad scientist by his society for predicting global warming more than 100 years ago — fuels this analysis of climate issues...
- Auteur:Stevenson, RobinSommaire:
Throughout history people have experimented, invented, and created new ways of doing things. This book tells the stories of a diverse group of brilliant thinkers in fields like technology, education, business, science, art, and...
- Auteur:Jenkins, Tom, Johnston, David L.Sommaire:
Successful innovation is always inspired by at least one of three forces -- insight, necessity and simple luck. 'Innovation Nation' moves through history to explore what circumstances, incidents, coincidences and collaborations...
- Auteur:Johnston, DavidSommaire:
This young readers edition of Ingenious focuses on 50 kid-friendly Canadian innovations that changed the world, from canoes to whoopie cushions, chocolate bars to Pablum. Co-written by Canada's Governor General and accompanied by...
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Auteur:Denardo, JanaSommaire:Called to Hyde Park, New York, ex-Air Corpsman turned detective Victor Van Voorhis comes to only three conclusions about his newest case: the gulf between his status and the wealthy Westbrook family is no trifling matter; someone...
- Auteur:Gray, JuliaSommaire:
Ada Byron is rich and clever, but she longs to be free. Free to explore all the amazing ideas that come to her imagination, like flying mechanical horses and stories inspired by her travels. Free to find love and passion beyond the...
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Auteur:MacLeod, Elizabeth, Playford, Jenn, Wishinsky, FriedaSommaire:Don't be afraid to try! Make connections! Be persistent! Ask questions and never take no for an answer! Learn the secrets and amazing stories of successful inventors! How to Become an Accidental Genius is full of inspiring tales of...
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Auteur:Patterson, James, Grabenstein, ChrisSommaire:It was never easy for Sammy Hayes-Rodriguez to fit in, so he's dreading the day when his genius mom insists he bring her newest invention to school: a walking, talking robot called "E" that thinks it's Sammy's brother. Will E be Sammy's...
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Auteur:MacBeath, GeorgeSommaire:Generations of practical and ingenious Maritimers have given the word great things. Since the mid-nineteenth century, scientists have fanned out into the world from colleges and universities that are among the oldest in North America....
- Auteur:Anderson, BethSommaire:
From an early age, Franz Gsellmann is drawn to machines like the family cuckoo clock. He hears a tiny whisper calling him to imagine, discover, create... but growing up on a farm in rural Austria means there's no time for playing and...
- Auteur:Chiaverini, JenniferSommaire:
New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini illuminates the fascinating life of Ada Byron King, Countess of Lovelace-Lord Byron's daughter, the world's first computer programmer, and a woman whose exceptional contributions to...
- Auteur:Vance, AshleeSommaire:
Journalist relates the life of Elon Musk (born 1971), founder of PayPal, SpaceX, and Tesla Motors. Discusses Musk's early life in South Africa, his interest in science fiction and practical applications of ideas presented, and his...
- Auteur:Isaacson, WalterSommaire:
From the author of Steve Jobs and other bestselling biographies, this is the astonishingly intimate story of the most fascinating and controversial innovator of our era--a rule-breaking visionary who helped to lead the world into the...
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Auteur:Wearing, JudySommaire:Edison’s Concrete Piano highlights the careers of famous inventors — revealing the lesser-known and most fascinating facts about their careers, their wackier hobbies, and especially their big flops and great successes. Take...
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Auteur:Roy, PhilipSommaire:Recently granted registration papers for his submarine, Alfred is no longer an outlaw and is filled with conviction to become an active environmentalist. But in Perth, Australia, he is mistakenly accused of sabotaging an oil tanker,...
- Auteur:Rubik, ErnőSommaire:
The first book by the reclusive inventor of the world's most iconic puzzle: THE RUBIK'S CUBE. Erno Rubik inspires us with what he's learned in a lifetime of creating, curiosity, and discovery. ERNO RUBIK was a child when...
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Auteur:Ford, RhysSommaire:The British Empire reigns supreme, and its young Queen Victoria has expanded her realm to St. Francisco, a bustling city of English lords and Chinese ghettos. St. Francisco is a jewel in the Empire’s crown and as deeply embroiled in the...
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Auteur:Franklin, BenjaminSommaire:An early advocate of the idea that anyone can develop in themselves the greatness to which they aspire, Ben Franklin speaks across the centuries as practically as ever. A fine example of the rags-to-riches story, Franklin and his self-...
- Auteur:Isaacson, WalterSommaire:
In this colorful and intimate narrative, Isaacson provides the full sweep of Franklin's amazing life, from his days as a runaway printer to his triumphs as a statesman, scientist, and Founding Father.
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