Bleeps and Blips to Rocket Ships Great Inventions in Communications

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

<b>Alannah Hegedus</b> was born in Vancouver and moved to Ontario with her husband and their son. She is a librarian and is, herself, very handy and inventive.<br><br><b>Kaitlin Rainey</b> is a doctoral student in English and an actress.<br><br><b>Bill Slavin</b> has illustrated numerous books of non-fiction, specializing in creating images that inform as well as entertain.