10 Inspiring Books about Inventors and Inventions

10 Inspiring Books about Inventors and Inventions

We are going to read about 10 Inspiring Books about Inventors and Inventions. These 10 books talk about some of the world’s greatest inventors.

Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson

Steve Jobs – Walter Isaacson

This book about the Apple co-founder is based on over forty interviews that were conducted for more than two years.

Girls Think of Everything – Catherine Thimmesh

Girls Think of Everything – Catherine Thimmesh

Thimmesh features women inventors Mary Anderson, Ann Moore, Valerie L Thomas, Margaret E Knight, Ruth Wakefield, Bette Nesmith Graham and more.

So You Want to Be An Inventor? – Judith St. George

So You Want to Be An Inventor? – Judith St. George

This book features some of the best and most renowned inventors of the world – Thomas Edison, Eli Whitney, Benjamin Franklin.

Longitude – Dava Sobel

Longitude – Dava Sobel

Longitude is perhaps the hardest thing to map out, or discover. This book explores the astonishing history of longitudinal problems.

Five Notable Inventors – Wade Hudson

Five Notable Inventors – Wade Hudson

This book contains short biographies of five black inventors named C J Walker, Jan Ernst Matzeliger, Elijah Mccoy, Grantville T Woods, and Garrett A Morgan.

Madam C.J. Walker – Lori Hobkirk

Madam C.J. Walker – Lori Hobkirk

The passion and desire of Madam C J Walker to create things for black women helped her become the first black female millionaire.

The Boy Who Invented TV – Kathleen Krull

The Boy Who Invented TV – Kathleen Krull

This book is a biography of Philo Farnsworth covers his interest in electricity in machines which led up to the greatest inventions of the 20th century.

Tesla – Richard Munson

Tesla – Richard Munson

Nikola Tesla whose inventions altered our world and he continued to remain an inspiration for generations. He invented the remote control, the radio, and robots.

Benjamin Franklin – Wil Mara

Benjamin Franklin – Wil Mara

This book on Franklin is for beginner readers and would be appropriate for 1st and 2nd graders. It is a very brief but well-written biography.

Timeless Thomas – Gene Barretta

Timeless Thomas – Gene Barretta

Do you know the only thing that is common between cameras, record players, and batteries is their inventor? Yes, it’s Thomas Edison aka the Wizard of Menlo Park.