"Teen Innovators celebrates the determination and ingenuity of ten young people who created their own original inventions. From water testing to windmills, these youth use unique methods to overcome real world problems"--

"Ya conoces el Super Soaker. Es uno de los veinte mejores juguetes de todos los tiempos. Fue inventado completamente por accidente. Al intentar crear un nuevo sistema de enfriamiento para refrigeradores y aires acondicionados, el impresionante inventor Lonnie Johnson creó la mecánica del icónico juguete. Un amor por Los cohetes, los robots, los inventos y la mente creativa comenzaron temprano en la vida de Lonnie Johnson. Al crecer en una casa...

Simple text and illustrations look at the life of inventor Nikola Tesla. "Born during a lighting storm, Nikola was called a child of light by his mother. He felt electricity after stroking his cat and was fascinated! With his brilliant mind, Nikola imagined inventions in his head and brought them to life. After studying electricity, he invented technology that could harness the power of alternating current, which today powers many things in our...

"Nikola Tesla was a physicist, scientist, electrical engineer, and world-renowned inventor whose accomplishments faded into oblivion after his death in 1943. He was omitted from most history books, while his colleagues and competitors (including Thomas Edison and Guglielmo Marconi) and their successes are still remembered and celebrated. Tesla was undeniably eccentric and compulsive; some considered him to be somewhat of a "mad" scientist. But in...