1,000 inventions & discoveries
by Bridgman, Roger Francis
Summarizes 100 notable inventions and discoveries of ancient and modern times, from 3,000,000 B.C. to the beginning of the twenty-first century A.D.

Encyclopedia of modern everyday inventions
by Cole, David John
About 150 modern inventions

The amazing thinking machine
by Haseley, Dennis.
During the Great Depression, while their father is away looking for work, eight-year-old Patrick and thirteen-year-old Roy create a machine to help their mother make ends meet, even as she is helping tramps.

Gizmos & gadgets : creating science contraptions that work (& knowing why)
by Hauser, Jill Frankel
Provides instructions for making seventy-five contraptions that demonstrate friction, gravity, energy, motion, and other principles of physics and explains how to think like an inventor.

Greek fire, poison arrows, and scorpion bombs : biological and chemical warfare in the ancient world
by Mayor, Adrienne
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs is an eminently readable page-turner that will catapult readers into the dark and fascinating realm of ancient war and mythic treachery -- and their devastating consequences.

How to enter and win an invention contest
by Sobey, Edwin J. C.,
Describes the history and process of invention and lists national middle school and high school level invention contests and entrance rules, regional inventors´ clubs, and ideas for projects.

Girls think of everything : stories of ingenious inventions by women
by Thimmesh, Catherine
Tells the story of how women throughout the ages have responded to situations confronting them in daily life by inventing such items as correction fluid, space helmets, and disposable diapers.

Blades, boards & scooters
by Thomas, Keltie
Incredible stories about the history, invention, science, and culture of these popular sports.

Brainstorm! : the stories of twenty American kid inventors
by Tucker, Tom
Kids have invented many things. From Earmuffs, to the Atomic Simulator, the world wouldn´t be the same without kids thinking things up.

101 ways to bug your teacher
by Wardlaw, Lee
Steve "Sneeze" Wyatt attempts to thwart his parents´ plan to have him skip eighth grade, but he has bigger problems when his friends disapprove of his new list and Mrs. "Fierce" Pierce threatens to keep him from the Invention Convention

Groundbreaking scientific experiments, inventions, and discoveries of the 19th century
by Windelspecht, Michael
The major advances in mathematics, science, and technology that were achieved during the 1800´s