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Eat my dust! : Henry Ford's first race
Relates the excitement caused by Henry Ford as he drove the \"horseless carriage\" he built, particularly when he decided to win a race to get money to build a new car that anyone could afford.
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Listen up! : Alexander Graham Bell's talking machine
Alexander Graham Bell invents a talking machine he calls the telephone and demonstrates it at the World's Fair in Philadelphia in 1876.
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Going up! : Elisha Otis's trip to the top
The story of the invention of the elevator, which made possible the construction of skyscrapers.
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All aboard! : Elijah McCoy's steam engine
Simple text and illustrations explore the life of inventor, Elijah McCoy. Includes explanation of the saying, \"The real McCoy.\"
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Zap! : Nikola Tesla takes charge
Growing up in Smiljan, Croatia, Nikola Tesla dreamed about harnessing the power of Niagara Falls. In 1884, he walked down the gangplank into the New York Harbor with four cents in his pocket, a book of poems, a drawing of a flying machine, and a letter of introduction to Thomas Edison, the \"electrical wizard\" of America. Upon meeting, Edison sent Tesla to fix the \"SS Oregon\" as a test and was so astounded that he offered Tesla a job at his factory. Tesla and Edison had different views about electricity; Tesla wanted to develop an \"alternate\" current while Edison wanted to stick to the \"direct\" current system. Edison offered Tesla a large sum to make his direct current system more efficient, but when the work was done, Edison refused to pay. Tesla quit and when things were looking bleak, he met George Westinghouse, who also thought that alternating current was the way to light up America. He gave Tesla a job and in 1896, Tesla and Westinghouse built a generator at Niagara Falls that was able to send power as far as Buffalo, New York.
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Escape north! : the story of Harriet Tubman
Surveys the life of Harriet Tubman, including her childhood in slavery and her later work in helping other slaves escape north to freedom through the Underground Railroad.
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The great Houdini
An introduction to the life of Harry Houdini, one of the most famous magicians of all time.
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Making contact! : Marconi goes wireless
Text and illustrations offer an introduction to the life and inventions of nineteenth-century Italian inventor Guglielmo Marconi, the inventor of wireless communication.
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Sky high : George Ferris's big wheel
\"A biography about the early life and invention of the ferris wheel by George W. Ferris, an American engineer\"-- Provided by publisher.
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