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Author Kortemeier, Todd, 1986- author.

Title Unsung heroes of technology / by Todd Kortemeier.

Publication Info. North Mankato, MN : 12-Story Library, [2017]
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 Cheshire Public Library - Children's Department  J BIO UNSUNG HEROES OF US HISTORY    Check Shelf
Description 32 pages : color illustrations ; 25 cm.
Series Unsung heroes
Kortemeier, Todd, 1986- Unsung heroes.
Audience Grades 4 to 6.
Summary "From early computer programmers to video game creators, this book introduces remarkable individuals whose contributions to technology were often overlooked. Colorful spreads full of photographs and sidebars support reader engagement and celebrate each hero's achievements."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Patricia Bath saves eyesight through invention -- Jagadish Bose makes wireless technology possible -- Yvonne Brill helps power rockets into space -- Grace Hopper changes how computers are programmed -- Shirley Ann Jackson advances telecommunications -- Katherine Johnson charts a course for the moon -- Hedy Lamarr acts to help the war effort -- Lewis Latimer assists Thomas Edison -- Jerry Lawson invents the video game console -- Ada Lovelace: first computer programmer -- Alan Turing invents the modern computer -- James West helps people be heard.
Subject Inventors -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Technology -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Science -- History -- Juvenile literature.
Inventors. (OCoLC)fst00978052
Science. (OCoLC)fst01108176
Technology. (OCoLC)fst01145078
Genre/Form Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Added Title 12 unsung heroes of technology
Other Form: Online version: Kortemeier, Todd, 1986- author. 12 unsung heroes of technology. North Mankato, MN : 12-Story Library, [2017] 9781621434757 (DLC) 2016004732
ISBN 9781632353115 (library bound ; alk. paper)
1632353113 (library bound ; alk. paper)
9781632353610 (pbk. ; alk. paper)
163235361X (pbk. ; alk. paper)
9781621434757 (ebook)
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