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Cuando a finales del siglo XV Leonardo da Vinci inventó un tanque, un automóvil, un parapente, un paracaídas, un helicóptero, un submarino y un ascensor, fue tomado por un soñador, o incluso un loco. Hoy es reconocido como el inmenso genio adelantado a su tiempo que fue. Este libro cuenta, de manera ingeniosa y entretenida, la historia de invenciones antiguas y modernas: inventos divertidos, innovadores, fallidos e incluso desastrosos & pero...
1364) Samuel Morse
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Introduces the life of Samuel Morse, including his childhood in Massachusetts, his early inventions and career as an artist, and his invention of the telegraph, as well as the special code used to send messages.
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Big Hero 6: Robotics prodigy Hiro Hamada learns to harness his genius, thanks to his brilliant brother Tadashi and their like-minded friends: adrenaline junkie Go Go Tamago, neatnik Wasabi, chemistry whiz Honey Lemon, and fanboy Fred. When a devastating turn of events catapults them into the midst of a dangerous plot unfolding in the streets of San Fransokyo, Hiro turns to his closest companion - a robot named Baymax - and transforms the group into...
1368) Lily of the valley
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Gents volume 2
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"Amateur inventor Kester Barrington prefers the peace and quiet of his estate to the bustle of Society. But when his tight-knit group of friends, the Gents, descends on Livingsley Hall for their annual gathering, he stoically joins in their activities. It all seems exhausting--until an unexpected addition to the party catches his eye: his new neighbor, the lovely Violet. Violet Ridley longs to make friends in this new corner of the country, but her...
1370) Edwin Land
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A biography of the scientist whose many inventions include the Polaroid camera.
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Benjamin Franklin arrived in Philadelphia with little more than three loaves of bread under his arm. But this son of a soapmaker went on to lead perhaps the most extraordinary life of any American. With only two years of grammar school education, Franklin became, among other things, a printer, publisher, postmaster, philosopher, scientist, inventor, statesman, musician, and abolitionist. Franklin's achievements were many and varied. As a loyal and...
1373) Thomas Edison
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An introduction to the life of the man who developed the electric light bulb and many other inventions.
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Thomas Edison, world-class inventor. You might know that he devised the electric light bulb and the phonograph. But what about his development of train-controlling sticks? Or his airborne way to send pancakes to his Cousin Fran in Texas? You're about to be treated to the Lieographical aspects of Thomas Edison's life, in this funny, lighthearted, "all that didn't happen" take on the man whose inventions transformed our daily existence. The book ends...
1375) Elon Musk
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"Describes the life and work of Elon Musk, an inventor and entrepreneur whose companies build rockets and electric cars"--
1376) Benjamin Franklin
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A biography of Benjamin Franklin one of the founding fathers of the United States of America. He was also a scientist, inventor, postmaster, printer and author.