Twentieth-Century Inventors (American Profiles)

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Provides accounts of ten significant twentieth-century inventions and the people behind them, including the Wright brothers and their airplane, Robert Goddard and his rocket, and Gordon Gould and his laser.

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Nathan Aaseng

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Nathan Aaseng grew up in Minnesota and worked as a microbiologist for four years before becoming a writer. He has written over ninety books for young readers, including biographies, and sports and science books. (Bowker Author Biography)

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Canonical title: Twentieth-Century Inventors (American Profiles) (American Profiles)

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Genres: Nonfiction, Kids, Tween
DDC/MDS: 609.2 — Applied science & technology Technology History, geographic treatment, biography Biographies of Inventors
LCC: T39 .A37 — Technology Technology (General)

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Twentieth-Century Inventors (American Profiles)

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