FICTION

Amazing American Inventors of the 20th Century

by Anne SCHRAFF
9780766041622. ea vol: 112p. (Inspiring Collective Biographies Series). further reading. index. notes. photos. reprods. websites. Enslow. 2013. lib. ed. $31.93.
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Gr 7 Up—Both Inventors and Computer Geniuses go beyond the standard entries. Yes, Bill Gates and Steve Jobs make appearances, but so do Grace Hopper, one of the first computer programmers, and Gordon Gould, inventor of the laser. Though containing just a few black-and-white images, the books include detailed citations, allowing for further research. Daredevil covers familiar territory, with chapters on Neil Armstrong, Amelia Earhart, the Wright Brothers, and other explorers, astronauts, and pilots, without introducing new material. The first two books are the stronger purchases.—Sarah Knutson, American Canyon Middle School, CA
New ed., 1998. These revised editions of books originally published as part of the Collective Biographies series provide surveys of pioneers in various fields (computers, the arts, exploration, etc.). Each volume contains ten biographical profiles, illustrated with black-and-white photographs. The writing can be flat, but the profiles will serve as adequate starting points for those doing basic research. Reading list, websites. Ind. Review covers these Inspiring Collective Biographies titles: Harlem Renaissance Artists and Writers, Amazing American Inventors of the 20th Century, Fighting U.S. Generals of World War II, Innovators of American Jazz, Pioneering American Computer Geniuses, and Daredevil American Heroes of Exploration and Flight.
Reviewed by Sarah Knutson , Feb 01, 2014

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