The 100 Most Influential Inventors of All Time
The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People
If necessity is indeed the mother of all invention, then the individuals profiled in this volume should be considered the most laudable of all midwives. They each saw a need and met it. Readers will learn more about the lives and methodologies of well-known inventors such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, and become familiar with innovators who have touched our lives though they have remained nameless or long forgotten.
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Series Review: World's Most Influential People"This ambitious series corrals world history's major doers and thinkers whose work challenges and inspires people consistently, or incites change or reform on a large scale. People of many races and nationalities are represented. Careful wording bridges one chronologically arranged article to the next, enhancing the idea that one person's word builds on an earlier individual's accomplishments...this series is a goldmine."
--School Library Journal
Series Review: The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People
"From leaders to commoners, this comprehensive series features people who have made major impacts throughout history. Organized in chronological order, subjects are represented from around the globe and range from B.C. to present day...A good series for high school students obtaining background information."
--Mary Shwander, New Hope-Solebury High School
