Scientists & Engineers
Outstanding Inventors
Biographies About
Outstanding Inventors
From famous innovators to unsung trailblazers, meet the creative forces
behind everyday conveniences and modern marvels.
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The Most Productive People in History: 18 Extraordinarily Prolific Inventors, Artists, and Entrepreneurs, from Archimedes to Elon Musk
- By: Michael Rank
- Narrated by: Kevin Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall101
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Performance82
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Story81
This book will explore the lives of the 17 most productive people in history.....
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Extremely good. It can save you from burnout.
- By Peter on 02-14-21
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The Most Productive People in History: 18 Extraordinarily Prolific Inventors, Artists, and Entrepreneurs, from Archimedes to Elon Musk
- Narrated by: Kevin Meyer
- Length: 5 hrs and 58 mins
- Release date: 01-26-18
- Language: English
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Wonder Women
- 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History
- By: Sam Maggs
- Narrated by: Jodelle Ferland
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall21
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Performance19
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Story19
A fun and feminist look at forgotten women in science, technology, and beyond, from the bestselling author of THE FANGIRL'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY You may think you know women’s history pretty well. But have you ever heard of. . . · Alice Ball, the chemist who developed an effective...
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A cheerleader's book
- By Zach on 02-23-22
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Wonder Women
- 25 Innovators, Inventors, and Trailblazers Who Changed History
- Narrated by: Jodelle Ferland
- Length: 6 hrs and 34 mins
- Release date: 10-18-16
- Language: English
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The Inventor and the Tycoon
- A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures
- By: Edward Ball
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall73
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Performance65
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Story67
From the National Book Award-winning author of Slaves in the Family, a riveting true life/true crime narrative of the partnership between the murderer who invented the movies and the robber baron who built the railroads. One hundred and thirty years ago Eadweard Muybridge invented stop-motion...
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a challenge to listen to
- By Andy on 07-14-13
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The Inventor and the Tycoon
- A Gilded Age Murder and the Birth of Moving Pictures
- Narrated by: John H. Mayer
- Length: 15 hrs and 19 mins
- Release date: 01-22-13
- Language: English
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Temple Grandin: The Stories I Tell My Friends
- By: Anita Lesko, Dr. Temple Grandin
- Narrated by: Jennifer Groberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall9
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Performance9
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Story9
Temple Grandin is the most famous person with autism in the world. Whether you know her from the HBO movie Temple Grandin, her decades of work in the meat and cattle industry, or her unmatched contribution to the autism world, surely you know a thing or two about Temple. Well, prepare to meet a whole new side of her....
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Read other books to read first
- By Kristina Swenson on 11-06-19
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Temple Grandin: The Stories I Tell My Friends
- Narrated by: Jennifer Groberg
- Length: 6 hrs and 18 mins
- Release date: 03-27-18
- Language: English
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The Victorian Internet
- The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers
- By: Tom Standage
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall240
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Performance204
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Story204
The Victorian Internet tells the colorful story of the telegraph's creation and remarkable impact and of the visionaries, oddballs, and eccentrics who pioneered it....
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Very nice audiobook
- By David on 05-23-16
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The Victorian Internet
- The Remarkable Story of the Telegraph and the Nineteenth Century's On-line Pioneers
- Narrated by: Derek Perkins
- Length: 5 hrs and 22 mins
- Release date: 03-24-15
- Language: English
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Herreshoff Yachts
- Seven Generations of Industrialists, Inventors and Ingenuity in Bristol
- By: Richard V. Simpson
- Narrated by: Owen Daly
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Unabridged
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Overall3
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Performance3
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Story3
From 1893 to 1920, Bristol's Herreshoff clan designed and built so many undefeated America's Cup sailboats that enthusiasts refer to the era as "The Herreshoff Period."....
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Herreshoff Yachts
- Seven Generations of Industrialists, Inventors and Ingenuity in Bristol
- Narrated by: Owen Daly
- Length: 3 hrs and 38 mins
- Release date: 04-07-14
- Language: English
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