Inventors and Inventions

Books

American Heritage. (Ed.s). (1960). Men of science and invention. New York: American Heritage Publishing Company.

Caney, S. (1985). Steven Caney's invention book. New York: Workman Publishing.

Crowley, M. (1992). New kid on Spurwink Ave. Boston: Little, Brown.

Daugs, D. (1991). The how's and why's of invention fairs. Logan, Utah: The Home Teacher, Inc.

Duffey, B., & Wilson, J. (1991). The gadget war. New York: Viking.

Gackenbach, D. (1987). Dog for a day. New York: Clarion Books.

Gardner, R. (1990). Experimenting with inventions. New York: F. Watts.

Haber, L. (1970). Black pioneers of science and invention. New York: Harcourt, Brace and World.

Haskins, J. (1991). Outward dreams: Black inventors and their inventions. New York: Walker.

James, P. (1989). The real McCoy: African-American invention and innovation. Washington: Smithsonian Institution Press.

Jenkins, E., and others. (1975). American Black scientists and inventors. Washington: National Science Teachers Association.

Jones, C. (1991). Mistakes that worked. New York: Doubleday.

Kinghorn, H., & Morberg, M. Inventions. Palo Alto, California: Monday Morning books.

Macaulay, D. (1988). The way things work. Boston: Houghton Mifflin.

Meyer, J. (1956). World book of great inventions. New York: The World Publishing Company.

Mitchell, B. (1986). Shoes for everyone: A story about Jan Matzeliger. Minneapolis: Carolrhoda Books.

Murphy, J. (1986). Guess again: More weird and wacky inventions. New York: F. Watts.

Standish, B. (1981). The unconventional invention book. Carthage, Illinois: Good Apple.

Towle, W. (1993). The real McCoy: The life of an African-American inventor. New York: Scholastic.

Williams, J. (1978). At last recognition in America: A reference handbook of unknown Black inventors and their contributions to America. Chicago: B. C. A. Publishing Corporation.

Yorinks, A. (1988). Bravo, Minski. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux.

Yorinks, A. (1990). Ugh. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Journal Articles

Hadi-Tabassum, S. (1997). The invention convention: Mind meets simple machines. Science and Children. 34 (7), 24-27, 47.

Science and Children. (1997). Tools for success. Science and Children. 35 (2), 32-33.

Children's Journals

Anthony, D. (1994). Moving life forward: The wheel. Faces. XI (1), 14-19.

Baker, R. (1994). The first wings. Faces. XI (1), 25-27.

Cooper, M. (1994). A man for all time: Leonardo da Vinci. Faces. XI (1), 28-35.

Hole, F. (1994). Agriculture. Faces. XI (1), 9-13.

Major, J. (1994). The paper revolution. Faces. XI (1), 20-24.

Tattersall, I. (1994). Extending human power: The first tools. Faces. XI (1), 6-8.

Resources compiled by Dr. Loretta Kuse
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