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•Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 (4)
•Aeronautics -- United States -- History (3)
•Wright, Orville, -- 1871-1948 (3)
•Wright, Wilbur, -- 1867-1912 (3)
•Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography (1)
•Air pilots -- United States -- Biography (1)
•Atwood, Harry (1)
•Biographies (1)
•Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography (1)
•Brooke, John M. -- (John Mercer), -- 1826-1906 (1)
•Brush Electric Company -- History (1)
•Brush, Charles Francis, -- 1849-1929 (1)
•Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography (1)
•Confederate States of America. -- Navy -- Biography (1)
•Educators -- Virginia -- Biography (1)
•Electric engineers -- United States -- Biography (1)
•Electrical engineers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography (1)
•Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography (1)
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•Fitch, John, -- 1743-1798 (1)
•Fulton, Robert, -- 1765-1815 (1)
•Geiser, Peter, -- 1826-1901 (1)
•Indianapolis Speedway Race (1)
•Inventions -- United States -- History (1)
•Inventions -- United States -- History -- 20th century (1)
•Inventors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography (1)
•Lee, Ann, -- 1736-1784 (1)
•Linde Air Products Company -- History (1)
•Marine engineers -- United States -- Biography (1)
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•Naval biography -- United States (1)
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•Sperry, Elmer Ambrose, -- 1860-1930 (1)
•Steam-navigation -- United States -- Biography (1)
•Steam-navigation -- United States -- History -- Sources (1)
•Stock car drivers -- United States -- Biography (1)
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•Technology -- United States -- History -- 18th century (1)
•Technology -- United States -- History -- 19th century (1)
•Threshing machines (1)
•Virginia Military Institute -- Biography (1)
•World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American (1)
•World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American (1)
•Yunick, Henry (1)
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1Title:  Thomas Alva Edison: sixty years of an inventor's life    
 Creator:  Jones, Francis Arthur. 
 Publication:  T. Y.Crowell & Co, New York,[c1908] 
 Call #:  TK140 E23J 
 Extent:  xii, 362 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. 
 Subjects:  Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 | Inventors -- United States -- Biography
 
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2Title:  Edison and his inventions: including the many incidents, anecdotes, and interesting particulars connected with the early and late life of the great inventor    
 Creator:  McClure, James Baird, 1832-1895 
 Publication:  Rhodes and McClure, Chicago,1879. 
 Call #:  TK140 E2M2 
 Extent:  139 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. 
 Subjects:  Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 | Inventors -- United States -- Biography
 
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3Title:  Inventing modern America: from the microwave to the mouse    
 Creator:  Brown, David E., 1969- 
 Publication:  MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass,c2002. 
 Notes:  "A publication of the Lemelson-MIT program for invention and innovation." Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-200) and index. 
 Call #:  T20 B877 
 Extent:  xi, 209 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 29 cm. 
 Subjects:  Inventions -- United States -- History -- 20th century | Inventors -- United States -- Biography
 
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4Title:  Edison: inspiration to youth    
 Creator:  Palmer, Arthur J. 
 Publication:  Edison Birthplace Association, Inc, West Orange, N.J,c1959. 
 Call #:  TK140 E2P17 1959 
 Extent:  83 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 | Inventors -- United States -- Biography
 
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5Title:  Elmer Sperry; inventor and engineer    
 Creator:  Hughes, Thomas Parke. 
 Publication:  Johns Hopkins Press, Baltimore,[1971] 
 Notes:  Bibliography: p. 341-342. 
 Call #:  TA140 S75H89 
 Extent:  xvii, 348 p. : illus., facsims., maps, ports. ; 26 cm. 
 Subjects:  Sperry, Elmer Ambrose, -- 1860-1930 | Engineers -- United States -- Biography | Inventors -- United States -- Biography
 
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6Title:  Skylark: the life, lies, and inventions of Harry Atwood    
 Creator:  Mansfield, Howard. 
 Publication:  University Press of New England, Hanover,c1999. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-238). 
 Call #:  TL540 A887M28 
 Extent:  238 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Atwood, Harry | Air pilots -- United States -- Biography | Inventors -- United States -- Biography
 
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7Title:  A streak of luck    
 Creator:  Conot, Robert E. 
 Publication:  Seaview Books ; trade distribution by Simon and Schuster, New York,c1979. 
 Notes:  "The life & legend of Thomas Alva Edison." -- Dust cover. Includes bibliographical references and index. 
 Call #:  TK140 E2C75 
 Extent:  xvii, 565 p., [12] leaves of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Edison, Thomas A. -- (Thomas Alva), -- 1847-1931 | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Electric engineers -- United States -- Biography
 
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8Title:  Autobiography of Peter Geiser, inventor: the Geiser Separator, patented 1852-1855    
 Creator:  Geiser, Peter, 1826-1901 
 Publication:  Printed by Caslon Press, Waynesboro, Pa,1968] 
 Notes:  Cover title. 
 Call #:  Pam. Z1572 
 Extent:  45 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Geiser, Peter, -- 1826-1901 | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Threshing machines
 
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9Title:  The autobiography of John Fitch    
 Creator:  Fitch, John, 1743-1798 
 Publication:  American Philosophical Society, Philadelphia,1976. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references and index. 
 Call #:  VM140 F545A3 
 Extent:  215 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Fitch, John, -- 1743-1798 | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Steam-navigation -- United States -- Biography | Steam-navigation -- United States -- History -- Sources
 
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10Title:  Robert Fulton, a biography    
 Creator:  Philip, Cynthia Owen. 
 Publication:  F. Watts, New York,1985. 
 Notes:  Includes index. Bibliography: p. 355-359. 
 Call #:  VM140 F974P5 
 Extent:  xii, 371 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm. 
 Subjects:  Fulton, Robert, -- 1765-1815 | Marine engineers -- United States -- Biography | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Technology -- United States -- History -- 18th century | Technology -- United States -- History -- 19th century
 
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11Title:  Flight into history: the Wright brothers and the air age    
 Creator:  Freudenthal, Elsbeth Estelle. 
 Publication:  Univ. of Oklahoma Press, Norman, OK,1949. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-261) and index. 
 Call #:  TL540.W7 F889 1949 
 Extent:  xiii, 268 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 22 cm 
 Subjects:  Wright, Orville, -- 1871-1948 | Wright, Wilbur, -- 1867-1912 | Aeronautics -- United States -- History | Inventors -- United States -- Biography
 
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12Title:  The Wright brothers: fathers of flight    
 Creator:  McMahon, John R. (John Robert), 1875-1956 
 Publication:  Little, Brown, and Co, Boston,1930. 
 Call #:  TL540.W7 M478 1930 
 Extent:  vii, 308 pages, 12 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 20 cm 
 Subjects:  Wright, Wilbur, -- 1867-1912 | Wright, Orville, -- 1871-1948 | Aeronautics -- United States -- Biography | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Aeronautics -- United States -- History
 
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13Title:  One day at Kitty Hawk: the untold story of the Wright brothers and the airplane    
 Creator:  Walsh, John Evangelist, 1927-2015 
 Publication:  Crowell, New York,c1975. 
 Notes:  Clifford W. Henderson National Air Races Collection book #301. Includes bibliographical references (pages 293-297) and index. 
 Call #:  TL540.W7 W223 1975 
 Extent:  x, 305 pages, 9 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm 
 Subjects:  Wright, Wilbur, -- 1867-1912 | Wright, Orville, -- 1871-1948 | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Aeronautics -- United States -- History | Biographies
 
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14Title:  Ms. inventor: circular saws, flat brooms, and clothes pins : the remarkable inventions of Ann Lee    
 Creator:  Bencini, Robert F. 
 Publication:  Robert D. Reed Publishers, San Francisco, CA,c2001. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (p. 97) and index. 
 Call #:  BX9793 L477B45 
 Extent:  103 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. 
 Subjects:  Lee, Ann, -- 1736-1784 | Shakers -- United States | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Inventions -- United States -- History
 
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15Title:  John M. Brooke, naval scientist and educator    
 Creator:  Brooke, George M. 
 Publication:  University Press of Virginia, Charlottesville,1980. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references and index. 
 Call #:  V63 B872B8 
 Extent:  xiii, 372 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 
 Subjects:  Brooke, John M. -- (John Mercer), -- 1826-1906 | Confederate States of America. -- Navy -- Biography | Virginia Military Institute -- Biography | Naval biography -- United States | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Educators -- Virginia -- Biography
 
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16Title:  Charles F. Brush: pioneer innovator in electrical technology    
 Creator:  Eisenman, Harry J. 
 Publication:  1967. 
 Notes:  Includes bibliographical references (leaves 184-196). 
 Call #:  F34ZHA B912E36 
 Extent:  vii, 196 leaves ; 28 cm. 
 Subjects:  Brush, Charles Francis, -- 1849-1929 | Brush Electric Company -- History | Linde Air Products Company -- History | Inventors -- United States -- Biography | Inventors -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Electrical engineers -- United States -- Biography | Electrical engineers -- Ohio -- Cleveland -- Biography | Cleveland (Ohio) -- Biography
 
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17Title:  Best damn garage in town: my life & adventures    
 Creator:  Yunick, Henry. 
 Publication:  Carbon Press, Daytona Beach, Fla,c2004. 
 Call #:  GV1032.Y956 A3 2004 
 Extent:  xvi, 652 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm 
 Subjects:  Yunick, Henry | NASCAR (Association) | Indianapolis Speedway Race | Stock car racing -- United States | Stock car drivers -- United States -- Biography | World War, 1939-1945 -- Personal narratives, American | Bomber pilots -- United States -- Biography | World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, American | Inventors -- United States -- Biography
 
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