| Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships: Great Inventions in Communications Contributor(s): Hegedus, Alannah (Author), Rainey, Kaitlin (Author), Slavin, Bill (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 0887764525 ISBN-13: 9780887764523 Publisher: Tundra Books (NY) OUR PRICE: $16.16 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2001 Annotation: Our fast-paced world of fax machines, digital cameras, and cell phones is possible because of the work of inventors who paved the way for modern communications. Meet: "Reginald Fessenden, who thought of a continuous wireless signal when he noted the ripples resulting from a rock he tossed in a lake; "Alexander Graham Bell, who made his famous call - "Mr. Watson, come here! I want you!" - because he had spilled acid onto his trousers; "William Stephenson, inventor of the wirephoto, who was a spy during the Second World War. From newsprint to fiber optics, discover ten great inventions in this fascinating book, and a great resource for science projects and science fairs: - Make your own paper - Create your own halftone image - Make your own pinhole camera - Make a telegraph - Use Morse code - Make a light fountain |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Canada - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - General - Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions |
| Dewey: 621.382 |
| LCCN: 00-135461 |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.99" W x 9.96" (0.58 lbs) 88 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 51709 Reading Level: 8.6 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 6.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Our fast-paced world of fax machines, digital cameras, and cell phones is possible because of the work of inventors who paved the way for modern communications. Meet: Reginald Fessenden, who thought of a continuous wireless signal when he noted the ripples resulting from a rock he tossed in a lake; Alexander Graham Bell, who made his famous call - "Mr. Watson, come here I want you " - because he had spilled acid onto his trousers; William Stephenson, inventor of the wirephoto, who was a spy during the Second World War. From newsprint to fiber optics, discover ten great inventions in this fascinating book, and a great resource for science projects and science fairs: - Make your own paper - Create your own halftone image - Make your own pinhole camera - Make a telegraph - Use Morse code - Make a light fountain |