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Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships: Great Inventions in Communications
Contributor(s): Hegedus, Alannah (Author), Rainey, Kaitlin (Author), Slavin, Bill (Illustrator)

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 ISBN: 0887764525     ISBN-13: 9780887764523
Publisher: Tundra Books (NY)
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: March 2001
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Annotation: Our fast-paced world of fax machines, digital cameras, and cell phones is possible because of the work of inventors who paved the way for modern communications.
Meet:
"Reginald Fessenden, who thought of a continuous wireless signal when he noted the ripples resulting from a rock he tossed in a lake;
"Alexander Graham Bell, who made his famous call - "Mr. Watson, come here! I want you!" - because he had spilled acid onto his trousers;
"William Stephenson, inventor of the wirephoto, who was a spy during the Second World War.
From newsprint to fiber optics, discover ten great inventions in this fascinating book, and a great resource for science projects and science fairs:
- Make your own paper
- Create your own halftone image
- Make your own pinhole camera
- Make a telegraph
- Use Morse code
- Make a light fountain
Additional Information
BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | History - Canada - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Sports & Recreation - General
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Technology - Inventions
Dewey: 621.382
LCCN: 00-135461
Age Level: 9-12
Grade Level: 4-7
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.99" W x 9.96" L (0.58 lbs) 88 pages
Themes:
- Cultural Region - Canadian
Features: Glossary, Ikids, Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: Quill & Quire 06/01/2001 pg. 48
School Library Journal 08/01/2001 pg. 198
Accelerated Reader Info
Quiz #: 51709
Reading Level: 8.6   Interest Level: Middle Grades   Point Value: 6.0
 
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Publisher Description:
Our fast-paced world of fax machines, digital cameras, and cell phones is possible because of the work of inventors who paved the way for modern communications.

Meet:

Reginald Fessenden, who thought of a continuous wireless signal when he noted the ripples resulting from a rock he tossed in a lake;

Alexander Graham Bell, who made his famous call - "Mr. Watson, come here I want you " - because he had spilled acid onto his trousers;

William Stephenson, inventor of the wirephoto, who was a spy during the Second World War.

From newsprint to fiber optics, discover ten great inventions in this fascinating book, and a great resource for science projects and science fairs:

- Make your own paper

- Create your own halftone image

- Make your own pinhole camera

- Make a telegraph

- Use Morse code

- Make a light fountain
 
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