Includes bibliographical references (page 32) and index.
Contents
Building a better world -- Benjamin Franklin: America's first inventor -- Samuel B. Morse and the telegraph -- Thomas Edison: lighting up the world -- Alexander Graham Bell and the telephone -- George Washington Carver: the plant doctor -- Henry Ford and the car -- Guglielmo Marconi and the wireless world -- First in flight: the Wright brothers.
Summary
During the 1800s, things changed quickly. People were finding ways to make things faster and cheaper. People were finding new ways to do other things, too. Inventors played an important part in these changes. They found new ways to travel. They came up with new ways to send messages to each other. They even found a way to light up the night.