Inventions
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The Most Powerful Idea in the World: A Story of Steam, Industry, and Invention
$21.00 Add to cartHardly a week passes without some high-profile court case that features intellectual property at its center. But how did the belief that one could own an idea come about? And how did that belief chan
- Author: Rosen, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 376
- Publish Date: March 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0226726347
- Language: English
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Steve Jobs: The Man Who Thought Different: A Biography
$15.99 Add to cartA riveting biography of the groundbreaking innovator who was a giant in the worlds of computing, music, filmmaking, design, smart phones, and more. A finalist for the YALSA Excellence in Nonfiction Aw
- Author: Blumenthal, Karen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 14 2012
- ISBN10: 125001445X
- Language: English
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Longitude: The True Story of a Lone Genius Who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
$17.99 Add to cartThe dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of one man’s forty-year obsession to find a solution to the thorniest scientific dilemma of the day–“the longitude problem.”
Anyone alive in t- Author: Sobel, Dava
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 080271529X
- Language: English
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Thing Explainer: Complicated Stuff in Simple Words
$26.99 Add to cartHave you ever tried to learn more about some incredible thing, only to be frustrated by incomprehensible jargon? Randall Munroe is here to help. In Thing Explainer, he uses line drawings and only the
- Author: Munroe, Randall
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: November 24, 2015
- ISBN10: 0544668251
- Language: English
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Life 3.0: Being Human in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
$22.00 Add to cartNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER – How will Artificial Intelligence affect crime, war, justice, jobs, society and our very sense of being human? The rise of AI has the potential to transform our future more … [more below]
- Author: Tegmark, Max
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: July 31 2018
- ISBN10: 1101970316
- Language: English
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Maker Girl and Professor Smarts: Beware the Evil Lair
$24.99 Read moreHilarious superhero hijinks meet maker activities for readers to try–like a DIY tickle-torture device of dooooom!–in this second STEM graphic novel starring Maker Girl and Professor Smarts, who figh… [more below]
- Series: Maker Girl and Professor Smarts
- Author: Florentine, Jasmine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: August 25 2026
- ISBN10: 153622765X
- Language: English
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Drones: A Graphic History
$9.99 Add to cartThe history of drones is as fascinating as it is complicated. Each year brings new innovations.
From the early 1900s to now, drones, or UAVs (unpiloted aerial vehicles), have been used for a wide var
- Series: Amazing Inventions
- Author: Carlson-Berne, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765647448
- Language: English
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Artificial Intelligence: A Graphic History
$9.99 Add to cartFor better or for worse, artificial intelligence has become a part of daily life.
No longer just science fiction, artificial intelligence is all around us. From the technology that powers video games
- Series: Amazing Inventions
- Author: Carlson-Berne, Emma
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765647424
- Language: English
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Bioinspired: How Nature Made Us Modern, Drives Today’s Technological Innovation, and Inspires a Future Worth Inventing
$35.00 Read moreSince the dawn of humanity, nature has inspired our best ideas and most revolutionary inventions–this book shows how nature shapes innovation today, and how it may be the key to a sustainable future.… [more below]
- Author: Stier, Samuel Cord
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: August 18 2026
- ISBN10: 1643261444
- Language: English
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The Battle for Earth’s Survival: Transforming Technology for a Greener Tomorrow
$22.99 Read moreIt’s a big question–can we save the world? With climate crises, wildlife extinction, and awful pollution threatening our planet, the stakes are high . . . but don’t panic! Scientists have a plan, an
- Series: Tomorrow’s World
- Author: Russo, Jill
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 01 2026
- ISBN10: 1835694845
- Language: English
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Electronics for Kids, 2nd Edition: An Introduction with 21 Fun Projects
$24.99 Read moreNo coding. No computers. No kidding.
“Don’t be fooled by the title. This collection of hands-on projects for tinkering with (and learning about) simple electronics is substantive enough to engross eve- Author: Dahl, Oyvind Nydal
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: June 30 2026
- ISBN10: 1718503504
- Language: English
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Science Year by Year: A Visual History – From Stone Tools to Space Travel
$19.99 Read moreThis epic journey of scientific discovery starts in ancient times and travels through centuries of invention before fast forwarding into the future.
From simple machines to modern-day marvels, you’ll- Series: DK Children’s Year by Year
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 04 2026
- ISBN10: 0593964519
- Language: English
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Mothers of Invention: A History of Creativity from the Greek Muses
$28.00 Read moreA rollicking, enlightening examination of humanity’s changing relationship to creativity, written from the perspectives of the Greek Muses.
The thing that sets humans apart from other animals is our- Author: McTier, Moiya
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: August 18 2026
- ISBN10: 1538768607
- Language: English
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The Book Machine: A Story about the Magic of Books
$17.99 Read moreA boy’s innovative genius proves that machines can never replace writers in this picture book about creativity, imagination, and the writing process
I need more books. I just can’t get enough. But how- Author: Duersch, Laurie
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: July 21 2026
- ISBN10: 9798893960488
- Language: English
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How to Build a Chocolate Bridge: Extraordinary Builds Using Everyday Things
$19.99 Add to cartAn interactive, hands-on exploration of science and the world around us, in a fantastically fun book for children aged 7+.
Can you make a skyscraper out of pasta? How about a rocket from meringue? As a… [more below]- Author: Agrawal, Roma
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1510232036
- Language: English
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The Pencil: A History of Design and Circumstance
$26.00 Add to cartNow in paperback, the fascinating, quirky, highly acclaimed book about that indispensable object, the pencil. Petroski traces its origins back to ancient Greece and Rome, writes factually and charming… [more below]
- Author: Petroski, Henry
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: November 10 1992
- ISBN10: 0679734155
- Language: English
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How Technology Works: From Monster Trucks to Mars Rovers
$29.99 Add to cartGet inside the machinery of the modern world and understand the science that makes it all work with this all-in-one encyclopedia.
Make technology fun, fascinating, and accessible with this inspiring g- Author: DK
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 13 2024
- ISBN10: 0744098750
- Language: English
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DK Super Readers Level 2 Which Inventions Changed the World?
$4.99 Read moreHelp your child power up their reading skills and learn all about the inventions that changed people’s lives with this fun-filled nonfiction reader carefully leveled to help children progress.
DK Super… [more below]- Series: DK Super Readers
- Author: DK
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 05 2023
- ISBN10: 0744075513
- Language: English
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Nano: The Spectacular Science of the Very (Very) Small
$17.99 Add to cartThe cutting-edge world of nanoscience leaps to life on boldly patterned pages in this STEM-ready gem.
An acclaimed physicist and debut picture-book author introduces readers to the tiny building bloc- Author: Wade, Jess
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: September 15 2021
- ISBN10: 1536217662
- Language: English
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Baseball Blowup
$8.99 Add to cartMalcolm loves two things–baseball and science. He’s always studying the stats and coming up with ideas to help his team gain an advantage over the competition. But when Malcolm’s homemade glove oil c… [more below]
- Series: Jake Maddox Sports Stories
- Author: Maddox, Jake
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 72
- Publish Date: January 01 2023
- ISBN10: 1669007235
- Language: English
