Misc. Invention Suggested Book List

Misc. Books on Invention

In an effort to better help both the established and new Inventor, the 4-Tomorrow staff has assembled the following books that they feel will be beneficial to you. Over the years we have received many questions from visitors, and in an effort to better help them we would like to recommend the following.

Here we have a wide mix of books for both young and old. They range from interesting to mind stimulating.

Inventions Explained : A Beginner's Guide to Technological Breakthroughs (The 'Your World Explained' Series)
by Richard Platt
This title usually ships within 24 hours.
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Hardcover - 72 pages (December 1997)


Creativity in Invention and Design :
Computational and Cognitive Explorations of Technological Originality
~ Usually ships in 24 hours: Subrata Dasgupta
Hardcover - 250 pages (July 1994)


Feminine Ingenuity :
Women and Invention in America
~ Ships in 2-3 days: Anne L. MacDonald
Paperback (March 1994)

Invention in America (Library of Congress Classics Series)
~ Ships in 2-3 days: Russell Bourne
Hardcover (April 1996)



The Kids' Invention Book (Kids' Ventures)
~ Usually ships in 24 hours: Arlene Erlbach
Reading level: Ages 9-12
Library Binding (August 1997)

Invention Collection (3): Discovery Channel
VHS Tape Vhs Video edition (May 1998)
NTSC format (for use in United States and Canada only)


Sexless Oysters and Self-Tipping Hats :
100 Years of Invention in the Pacific Northwest
~ Ships in 2-3 days: Adam Woog
Paperback - 256 pages (October 1991)

Weird Ideas That Work: 11 1 2 Practices for Promoting, Managing, and Sustaining Innovation
by Robert I. Sutton
Hardcover: 224 pages; Dimensions (in inches): 0.95 x 9.57 x 6.62
Publisher: Free Press; 1st edition (October 30, 2001)
ISBN: 0743212126
In-Print Editions: e-book (Microsoft Reader) | e-book (Adobe Reader)
Average Customer Review: Based on 18 reviews.
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 9,814

Design Secrets: Products: 50 Real-Life Product Design Projects
by Industrial Designers Society of America (Editor), Kristina Goodrich (Introduction)
Hardcover: 208 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.83 x 12.30 x 9.40
Publisher: Rockport Publishers; ; (June 2001)
ISBN: 1564966380
Average Customer Review: Based on 1 review.
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 8,642

Creating Breakthrough Products: Innovation from Product Planning to Program Approval
by Jonathan Cagan, Craig M. Vogel
Hardcover: 256 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 1.20 x 9.57 x 7.35
Publisher: Financial Times - Prentice Hall Publishing; 1st edition (January 15, 2002)
ISBN: 0139696946
Average Customer Review: Based on 7 reviews.
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 9,664


The Art of Innovation: Lessons in Creativity from Ideo, America's Leading Design Firm
by Tom Kelley, Jonathan Littman (Contributor), Tom Peters,
Hardcover: 288 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.90 x 9.57 x 6.32
Publisher: Doubleday; ; (January 16, 2001)
ISBN: 0385499841
Average Customer Review: Based on 44 reviews.
Amazon.com Sales Rank: 8,011


Fusion : Science, Politics and the Invention of a New Energy Source
~ Usually ships in 24 hours: Joan Bromberg
Hardcover (December 1982)

Growing Up With Science :
The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Invention: Michael Dempsey(Editor) / Library Binding / Published 1988
Library Binding (June 1988)





Steven Caney's Invention Book: by Steven Caney
A project book for the would-be inventor with activities, a list of "contraptions" in need of invention, and the stories behind thirty-six existing inventions.
Paperback - 208 pages Reissue edition (June 1985)



The Illustrated Almanac of Science, Technology, and Invention :
Day by Day Facts, Figures, and the Fanciful
~ Ships in 2-3 days: Raymond L. Francis / Hardcover / Published 1997
Hardcover - 380 pages illustrate edition (October 1997)

Invention and Discovery
~ Ships in 2-3 days: Struan Reid
Reading level: Young Adult
Paperback (December 1987)

World of Invention (1st Ed)
~ Ships in 2-3 days: Bridget Travers(Editor), Jeffrey Muhr (Editor), Sarah S. Evans
Hardcover (January 1994)

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