Description: "Inventing Modern America" profiles 35 inventors who exemplify the rich technological creativity of the United States over the past century. The inventors profiled include such well-known figures as George Washington Carver, Henry Ford, and Steve Wozniak. 188 illustrations.
Brief description: David E. Brown is a New York-based freelance writer and editor.
Review Quotes:
A well-written, lavishly illustrated success, and a cheerful one at that...
--Roy Herbert, New Scientist