Goodreads Choice Awards Finalists 2025

Genius at Work! Great Inventor Biographies Series

12 primary works • 12 total works
Sign Language Man: Gallaudet and His Incredible Work
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4.18 · 11 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2010 · 3 editions
When he was a young man, Thomas Gallaudet saw a yo…

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    The Man Who Invented Basketball: James Naismith and His Amazing Game
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    3.46     · 28 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 2007 · 6 editions
    Profiles the Canadian minister whose love for spor…

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    The Teen Who Invented Television: Philo T. Farnsworth and His Awesome Invention
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    3.80     · 15 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 2007 · 4 editions
    As the son of a farmer, a curious fifteen-year-old…

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    Hair-Care Millionaire: Madam C. J. Walker and Her Amazing Business
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    3.57     · 7 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2010 · 1 edition
    Born Sarah Breedlove in Louisiana in 1867, this de…

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    The Cornflake King: W. K. Kellogg and His Amazing Cereal
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    4.00     · 12 Ratings · published 2010 · 3 editions
    Will Keith Kellogg was working as a salesman and a…

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    Electric Guitar Man: The Genius of Les Paul
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    4.00     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2008 · 5 editions
    Without the electronic guitar invented by Les Paul…

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    Helicopter Man
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    3.89     · 9 Ratings · published 2010 · 4 editions
    Leonard da Vinci drew pictures of helicopters; Wil…

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    Stopping Bullets with a Thread: Stephanie Kwolek and Her Incredible Invention
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    3.76     · 21 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2007 · 8 editions
    Biography of the woman chemist who invented Kevlar…

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    The Guy Who Invented Home Video Games: Ralph Baer and His Awesome Invention
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    4.62     · 13 Ratings · published 2010 · 2 editions
    One day, a television engineer named Ralph Baer be…

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    The Man Who Invented the Laser: The Genius of Theodore H. Maiman
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    3.80     · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2007 · 5 editions
    Maiman was a graudate of the University of Colorad…

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    Heart Man: Vivien Thomas, African-American Heart Surgery Pioneer
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    4.57     · 7 Ratings · published 2007 · 6 editions
    Although a working janitor and not a trained medic…

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    The Man Behind the Gun: Samuel Colt and His Revolver
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    4.20     · 5 Ratings · published 2010 · 2 editions
    Until the late nineteenth century, guns took a lon…

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