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Inventing Modern America profiles
thirty-five inventors who exemplify the rich technological
creativity of the United States over the past century. The
range of their contributions is broad. They have helped
transform our homes, our healthcare, our work, our environment,
and the way we travel and communicate.
The inventors profiled include such well-known
figures as George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, and Steve
Wozniak, as well as unsung technological pioneers such as
Stephanie Kwolek, inventor of Kevlar, and Wilson Greatbatch,
inventor of the first implantable cardiac pacemaker.
Inventing Modern America is designed
to create excitement about invention through the personal
stories of these American scientists, technologists, and
researchers. It is accessible enough to engage high school
students yet wide-ranging and interesting enough to appeal
to anyone who has ever wondered where microwave ovens and
traffic lights came from. The book's Web site is at www.inventingmodernamerica.com.
The book was developed by the Lemelson-MIT
Program for Invention and Innovation, whose mission is to
inspire a new generation of American scientists, engineers,
and entrepreneurs.
David E. Brown is a New York-based freelance
writer and editor. James Burke is a London-based writer
and television producer best known for his series Connections.
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