"This book reviews the role of windpower in human history, its potential to be a major source of energy in the near and more distant future, and the questions, problems, and issues associated with the development of wind energy ... opens with a chapter that provides a historical background to the way wind power has been used by humans over the past 2,000 years. The narrative then shifts to the modern day and a review of the ... issues associated with...

From his humble boyhood as a farmer's son, selling newspapers on trains, reading through public libraries shelf by shelf, and dreaming of new inventions, Thomas Edison went on to create the light bulb, the phonograph, and the motion picture camera.

Traces the life of Thomas Edison, one of the most influential inventors in American history, from his early childhood and education through his sources of inspiration and challenges faced, early successes, and the many inventions for which he is best known.

"Nikola Tesla es el científico con más inventos en la historia de la humanidad. Nació a mediados del siglo XIX y, con su trabajo, ayudó a modernizar el mundo con muchísimos avances. ¡A él le debemos la luz de nuestras casas! Cuando terminéis de leer este libro, habréis descubierto sus mejores inventos y podréis decir: <<¡Eso también lo inventó Tesla, el mago de la electricidad!>>, y así dejar boquiabiertos a vuestros amigos."--Back cover....

Follows Edison from his time in school to his career as a full-time inventor, while it focusing on his groundbreaking creation of the lightbulb.

"This engaging picture book biography explores how Jerry Lawson, a Black engineer, revolutionized the video game industry. Before Xbox and Playstation and Nintendo Switch, there was a tinkerer named Jerry Lawson. As a boy, Jerry loved playing with springs, sprockets, and gadgety things. When he grew up, Jerry became an engineer-a professional tinkerer! In the 1970s, Jerry decided to tinker with video games. Back then, if players wanted a new video...

"Drawing on forty years of research and a treasure trove of new information, Tesla: Wizard at War provides a comprehensive view of Tesla's discoveries, which continue to influence today's military technology and diplomatic strategies. One of the world's leading Tesla experts, Marc J. Seifer offers new insight into the brilliant scientist's particle beam weapon (aka the "Death Ray") and explores his military negotiations with pivotal historical figures--including...