Stories of Inventors: The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers

"Stories of Inventors: The Adventures of Inventors and Engineers" by Russell Doubleday aimed to educate readers about the inventors behind some of the most important advances in civilization. Guglielmo Marconi, Santos-Dumont, high-speed trains, automobiles, steamboats, life-saving machinery, movies, bridges, submarines, telephones, calculators, and ice-makers are all given the spotlight to show how essential they were to the advancement of humanity.