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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Make: Volume 95: Guide to Boards 2026
$14.99 Add to cartAmazing things are happening in low-cost computing, and Make: is all over it! In Make: Volume 95, the big names Arduino and Raspberry Pi are pairing SBCs with MCUs in new products like we’ve never s… [more below]
- Author: Dougherty, Dale
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 05 2025
- ISBN10: 1680458892
- Language: English
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Flush It Down: The Story of Sewers Through Time
$19.99 Read moreHold your nose and dive into the smelly but surprisingly fascinating world of sewers!
From the mighty Cloaca Maxima of Ancient Rome to the revolting, waste-filled streets of the Middle Ages, and on t
- Author: Flowers, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 40
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1800660642
- Language: English
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Get Connected!: The Story of Communication from Hieroglyphics to Body Language
$21.99 Read moreA high-energy, colorful and fascinating deep dive into the world of communication.
Covering the many communication methods and forms, past and present – from cuneiform and semaphore to body language a
- Author: Barnham, Kay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 02 2026
- ISBN10: 1525315056
- Language: English
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The Next Big Thing: Innovations for a Better, Smarter, Stronger Tomorrow
$30.00 Read moreExperience the world’s most promising technological innovations and the science behind them in this entertaining photo-rich book.
For futurists and sci-tech enthusiasts, every page reveals advances po- Author: Marciano, Rob
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 14 2026
- ISBN10: 1426223293
- Language: English
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Bug Power: From Super Strength to Web Slinging; Learn about the Amazing Abilities of Bugs
$18.99 Read moreSuperpowers aren’t just for the movies! Take a closer look at the extraordinary abilities of 20 different bugs and discover how humans have harnessed them for our own technologies and inventions.
Wha- Author: Dole, Stephanie A.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 64
- Publish Date: May 12 2026
- ISBN10: 1635869269
- Language: English
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Science Stories: Coding and Computers: From the First Machines to AI and the Metaverse
$12.99 Read moreDiscover the incredible true-life stories behind the invention of computing, coding, and other incredible technologies in this illustrated, full-color guide.
This endlessly fascinating book not only e- Series: Science Stories
- Author: Regan, Lisa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: April 07 2026
- ISBN10: 1398845027
- Language: English
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Innovation for Everyone: Solving Real-World Problems with STEM
$18.99 Add to cartApproachable, fun, and practical, Innovation for Everyone is a next-generation guide for students to take action within their communities using innovation.
Young inventor and author, Neha Shukla, is p
- Author: Shukla, Neha
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 312
- Publish Date: September 29 2022
- ISBN10: 9798885045896
- Language: English
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Erno Rubik
$15.99 Read moreDiscover the fascinating story of Ernő Rubik, the inventor of the world-famous Rubik’s Cube, and master of creativity and problem-solving!
Ernő Rubik was born in Budapest in Hungary in 1944.
- Series: Little People, Big Dreams
- Author: Sanchez Vegara, Maria Isabel
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 1805702866
- Language: English
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What Is Ai?
$7.99 Read moreHave you ever wondered how AI came to be? How did ChatGPT develop? Who is “Siri”? Find out everything you need to know about the rise of AI and advancing technology, including future applications and … [more below]
- Series: What Was?
- Author: Locher, Wes
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: May 05 2026
- ISBN10: 9798217050963
- Language: English
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Mighty Models: The Legendary Life Story of the Lever
$19.99 Add to cartKids will discover the importance of the lever and its crucial role in history from ancient civilizations to the modern day; perfect for fans of The Highlights Book of How and The New Way Things Work.… [more below]
- Series: Mighty Models
- Author: Van Zandt, Christine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: December 09 2025
- ISBN10: 1454961651
- Language: English
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Skateboards: A Graphic History
$9.99 Add to cartFor the better part of a century, skateboards have played a unique role in sports and popular culture.
From wheels stuck to a milk crate to the highly technical craftsmanship of today’s skateboards,
- Series: Amazing Inventions
- Author: Hoena, Blake
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 32
- Publish Date: January 01 2026
- ISBN10: 9798765647455
- Language: English
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Rocketry: Investigate the Science and Technology of Rockets and Ballistics
$17.95 Add to cartRocketry: Investigate the Science and Technology of Rockets and Ballistics introduces students to the fascinating world of rocketry and ballistics. Readers discover the history of rocket development,
- Series: Build It Yourself
- Author: Mooney, Carla
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 09 2014
- ISBN10: 1619302365
- Language: English
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Built Like a Bug: How Insects Inspire Everyday Inventions
$24.99 Add to cartA fascinating look at the ingenious engineering and incredible anatomical design of insects, and how they are inspiring scientists to create a more sustainable world.
Insects are the tiny superheroes o
- Author: Joshi, Anjali
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 17 2026
- ISBN10: 183402031X
- 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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Zombie Spiders and Asteroid Blasters: 16 Incredible Ways That Scientists Are Changing the World
$17.99 Add to cartHave you ever heard of a spider being turned into a useful robot? Or a real-life planetary defense team protecting the Earth from asteroids? Sounds like science fiction…but it’s not!
Take a wild r- Author: Okereke, Maynard
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: March 03 2026
- ISBN10: 1635868483
- Language: English
