Project Gutenberg 2006-10-13 Public domain in the USA. 189 Macomber, Hattie E. Stories of Great Inventors Fulton, Whitney, Morse, Cooper, Edison Produced by Juliet Sutherland, Jeannie Howse and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Stories of Great Inventors" by Hattie E. Macomber is a children's educational publication written in the late 19th century. The book presents biographies of several notable inventors, such as Robert Fulton, Eli Whitney, Samuel Morse, Peter Cooper, and Thomas Edison. It highlights their contributions to society and emphasizes the importance of innovation and perseverance in the face of challenges. The content focuses on the lives and achievements of the featured inventors, providing insights into their early years, personal struggles, and significant inventions. For instance, Robert Fulton is celebrated for creating the first successful steamboat, which revolutionized transportation, while Eli Whitney's cotton gin greatly influenced the cotton industry in America. The narratives illustrate how each inventor overcame adversities, pursued their passions, and ultimately made lasting impacts on the world. Through engaging storytelling, the book aims to inspire young readers to appreciate the spirit of invention and to encourage their own creativity. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 87.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Inventions T Text Technology Children's Biography Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Biographies 149774 2025-07-08T09:35:24.298978 text/html 148125 2006-10-13T15:21:12 text/html 3069037 2025-07-08T09:35:34.719951 application/epub+zip 3059734 2025-07-08T09:35:28.430030 application/epub+zip 115880 2025-07-08T09:35:26.294967 application/epub+zip 3149346 2025-07-08T09:35:38.550903 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 3122108 2025-07-08T09:35:32.468924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 212116 2022-09-09T09:58:30.323291 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 115223 2025-07-08T09:35:23.366008 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 115097 2006-10-13T15:21:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19295 2025-07-08T09:35:38.706956 application/rdf+xml 12429 2025-07-08T09:35:26.805979 image/jpeg 3320 2025-07-08T09:35:26.546939 image/jpeg 3013013 2006-10-13T15:21:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 41368 2006-10-13T15:21:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 3094390 2025-07-08T09:35:24.382017 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog