Inventors at work! | SWAN Consortium

1) Microwave man: Percy Spencer and his sizzling invention

Author

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

"Read about Percy's early life, his work with radar tubes, and find out how he invented the mircrowave"--Provided by publisher.

2) Scuba man: Jacques Cousteau and his amazing underwater invention

Author

Bredeson, Carmen

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

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"Read about Jacques Cousteau's life and the invention of the aqua lung"--Provided by publisher.

3) The chocolate chip cookie queen: Ruth Wakefield and her yummy invention

Author

Bredeson, Carmen

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

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"A biography of Ruth Wakefield's life, and her invention of the chocolate chip cookie"--Provided by publisher.

4) The coolest inventor: Willis Haviland Carrier and his air conditioner

Author

Eldridge, Alison

Earliest Publication Date

2014

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"Read about Willis Haviland Carrier's early life on a farm, his desire to go to college, and the creation of air conditioning"-- Provided by publisher.

5) The woman who invented windshield wipers: Mary Anderson and her wonderful invention

Author

Latta, Sara L

Earliest Publication Date

2014

Description

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"Read about Mary Anderson's early life, and find out why she invented windshield wipers"-- Provided by publisher.