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Brainstorm: The Stories of Twenty American Kid Inventors

"Of the thousands of inventions filed each year since 1790 with the United States Patent Office, some have come from enterprising kids, and not just those who have grown up to be famous adult inventors. Here are the stories of twenty ingenious young Americans. Among them are Chester Greenwood, creator of ear muffs; Ralph Samuelson, originator of water-skiing; Vanessa Hess and her colored car wax; and Jerrald Spencer, whose electronic gizmo has made a line of toys so popular that over five million of them have been sold!" (Amazon)

By Tucker, Tom; Loehle, Richard
Audience
Grades 3-5 Grades 6-8
Keywords
Kid inventions kid inventors American inventors

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"Of the thousands of inventions filed each year since 1790 with the United States Patent Office, some have come from enterprising kids, and not just those who have grown up to be famous adult inventors. Here are the stories of twenty ingenious young Americans. Among them are Chester Greenwood, creator of ear muffs; Ralph Samuelson, originator of water-skiing; Vanessa Hess and her colored car wax; and Jerrald Spencer, whose electronic gizmo has made a line of toys so popular that over five million of them have been sold!" (Amazon)

Metadata & audience

Author / CreatorTucker, Tom; Loehle, Richard
FormatBook
AudienceGrades 3-5, Grades 6-8

Keywords

Kid inventions kid inventors American inventors