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Fact and fiction of American invention / by Tammy Gagne ; content consultant, Paul Israel, PhD.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gagne, Tammy.
- Series:
- Fact and Fiction of American History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Inventions--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Inventions.
- Inventors--United States--Juvenile literature.
- Inventors.
- Truthfulness and falsehood--Juvenile literature.
- Truthfulness and falsehood.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (48 pages) : illustrations (some color).
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Minneapolis : Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO, [2022]
- Summary:
- This book explores the myths about inventors and their inventions and brings the truth to light. But many popular stories about the creation of American inventions have gotten some facts wrong and left out others altogether.
- Contents:
- ch. 1. Who thought of it first?
- ch. 2. Taking all the credit
- ch. 3. Bright ideas
- ch. 4. Going places
- ch. 5. Overlooked.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Includes index.
- ISBN:
- 9781098214753
- 1098214757
- 9781098215408
- 1098215400
- OCLC:
- 1264089383
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