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Author Trusty, Kathy, author.

Title Black inventors : 15 inventions that changed the world / Kathy Trusty ; illustrations by Jerrard Polk.

Publication Info. Emeryville, California : Rockridge Press, [2021]
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Copies

Location Call No. Status
 Bristol, Main Library - Children's Department  J920.0092 TRU    DUE 04-13-24
 Southington Library - Children  J Biography 920 TRU    In Processing
 Wethersfield Public Library - Children's Department  J 609.22 TRUSTY    DUE 04-18-24
Description ix, 109 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references.
Summary "Throughout history, Black inventors have achieved some of the world's greatest advancements in science, technology, engineering, and math. This book highlights 15 men and women who made a big impact with their inventions--from Marie Van Brittan Brown, who created the first home security system, to Mark Dean, who invented the personal computer. Learn all about each inventor's creative process, their invention, and the way it's benefited our world."-- Amazon
Contents Benjamin Banneker -- Elijah McCoy -- Sarah E. Goode -- Lyda Newman -- George Washinton Carver -- Garret Morgan -- Charles Drew -- Bessie Blount Griffin -- Marie Van Brittan Brown -- Patricia Bath -- Mark Dean -- Lonnie Johnson -- Lisa Gelobter -- Shirley Jackson -- Marian Croak.
Subject African American inventors -- Juvenile literature.
African American inventors.
African American inventors. (OCoLC)fst00799205
Genre/Form Instructional and educational works. (OCoLC)fst01919931
Juvenile works. (OCoLC)fst01411637
Instructional and educational works.
Biographies.
Added Author Polk, Jerrard, illustrator.
ISBN 9781648768682
1648768687
9798886086539 (hardcover)
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