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The Lost History of African-American Inventors
Candlewick
January 2012
On Sale: January 3, 2012
44 pages ISBN: 0763645648 EAN: 9780763645649 Kindle: B007IKQYUU Hardcover / e-Book
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Non-Fiction
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, basketball legend and the NBA's alltime
leading scorer, champions a lineup
of little-known African-American inventors in this lively,
kid-friendly book. Did you know that James West invented the microphone in your
cell phone? That Fred Jones invented the refrigerated truck
that makes supermarkets possible? Or that Dr. Percy Julian
synthesized cortisone from soy, easing untold people's pain?
These are just some of the black inventors and innovators
scoring big points in this dynamic look at several unsung
heroes who shared a desire to improve people's lives.
Offering profiles with fast facts on flaps and framed by a
funny contemporary story featuring two feisty twins, here is
a nod to the minds behind the gamma electric cell and the
ice-cream scoop, improvements to traffic lights, open-heart
surgery, and more - inventors whose ingenuity and
perseverance against great odds made our world safer,
better, and brighter.
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