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    • The Race to Build - and Steal - the World's Most Dangerous Weapon
    • By: Steve Sheinkin
    • Narrated by: Roy Roy Samuelson
    • Length: 7 hrs and 11 mins
    • Release date: 01-08-13
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 624 ratings
    • In December of 1938, a chemist in a German laboratory made a shocking discovery: When placed next to radioactive material, a Uranium atom split in two. That simple discovery launched a scientific race that spanned three continents....

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    • Awesome Fun Facts About Science, Sports, and Everything in Between for Curious, Smart Kids!
    • By: K. Keen
    • Narrated by: Jeff Royds
    • Length: 4 hrs and 21 mins
    • Release date: 06-11-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 48 ratings
    • Jaw-Dropping Facts and Some Silly "You Be the Judge" Trivia That Kids Can't Get Enough Of! Tired of boring facts? Want to know mind-blowing information that will make learning fun and spark imagination? Watch as amazing facts become unforgettable, and silly trivia gets kids thinking!

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    • How the Girl Who Loved Cows Embraced Autism and Changed the World
    • By: Sy Montgomery
    • Narrated by: Meredith Mitchell
    • Length: 2 hrs and 48 mins
    • Release date: 05-01-12
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 562 ratings
    • When Temple Grandin was born, her parents knew that she was different. It wasn’t until years later that she was diagnosed with autism, a brain disorder that makes communication difficult....

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    • Fascinating Origins of Inventions to Inspire Young Readers (Epic Stories for Kids and Families)
    • By: Riddleland
    • Narrated by: Anthony J Santora
    • Length: 3 hrs and 4 mins
    • Release date: 04-18-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 19 ratings
    • Accidents happen. Sometimes that’s a good thing. Did you realize cheese puffs, Coca-Cola, Bubble Wrap, and the Post-it note were all invented by accident? This audiobook covers fascinating origin stories of 60 everyday items that were invented by accident....

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    • By: Margaret Frith
    • Narrated by: Kevin Pariseau
    • Length: 1 hr and 1 min
    • Release date: 03-26-19
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 24 ratings
    • One day in 1882, Thomas Edison flipped a switch that lit up lower Manhattan with incandescent light and changed the way people live ever after. The electric light bulb was only one of thousands of Edison’s inventions, which include the phonograph and the kinetoscope....

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    • True Tales of Childhood from Inventors and Trailblazers (The Kid Legends Series, Book 7)
    • By: Robin Stevenson
    • Narrated by: Elisabeth Rodgers
    • Length: 3 hrs and 7 mins
    • Release date: 05-04-21
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • Moving, funny, and totally true childhood biographies of Bill Gates, Madam C. J. Walker, Hedy Lamarr, Walt Disney, and 12 other international innovators....

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    • Six Innovations That Made the Modern World
    • By: Steven Johnson
    • Narrated by: Steven Johnson
    • Length: 2 hrs and 57 mins
    • Release date: 10-16-18
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 29 ratings
    • This adaptation of New York Times best-selling author Steven Johnson's adult book and popular PBS series explores the fascinating and interconnected stories of innovations - like clean drinking water and electricity - that changed the way people live....

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    • By: James Buckley Jr., Who HQ
    • Narrated by: Johnny Heller
    • Series: Who-? by Who HQ
    • Length: 56 mins
    • Release date: 06-05-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 14 ratings
    • As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As adults, the brothers worked together to invent, build, and fly the world's first successful airplane. This is the fascinating story of the two inventors and aviation pioneers....

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    • What Thomas Edison Told Henry Ford
    • By: Suzanne Slade, Jennifer Black Reinhardt
    • Narrated by: Susie Berneis
    • Length: 23 mins
    • Release date: 12-21-15
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 6 ratings
    • Both Thomas Edison and Henry Ford started off as insatiably curious tinkerers. That curiosity led them to become inventors - with very different results....

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    • Thomas Alva Edison and Tad Lincoln
    • By: Raymond Arroyo
    • Narrated by: Raymond Arroyo
    • Series: Turnabout Tales, Book Bundle
    • Length: 55 mins
    • Release date: 04-09-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Turnabout Tales 2 Book Audio Set includes The Unexpected Light of Thomas Alva Edison and The Magnificent Mischief of Tad Lincoln, both read by author and news anchor Raymond Arroyo....

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    • Nose-Diving into History
    • By: Ben Thompson, Erik Slader
    • Narrated by: L. J. Ganser
    • Series: Epic Fails, Book 1
    • Length: 1 hr and 17 mins
    • Release date: 12-20-18
    • Language: English
    • 4.5 out of 5 stars 13 ratings
    • In this first installment of the brand new Epic Fails series, Ben Thompson and Erik Slader take listeners through the Wright brothers' many mishaps and misadventures as they paved the way for modern aviation....

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    • The Ferris Wheel
    • By: Jenna Glatzer, Stephanie Dominguez
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 7 mins
    • Release date: 04-01-22
    • Language: English
    • 4 out of 5 stars 1 rating
    • Have you ever ridden a Ferris Wheel? Do you know who created it? George Ferris’s wheels can be found around the world today, but it wasn’t an easy path to turn his idea into a reality....

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    • By: Trina Robbins, Cynthia Martin
    • Narrated by: anonymous
    • Length: 13 mins
    • Release date: 03-29-22
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 5 ratings
    • Discover the brilliant life of Hedy Lamarr. This talented film actress became an influential scientist with her invention of a secret radio system in the early 1940s, a building block of today’s wireless communications....

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    • Turnabout Tales
    • By: Raymond Arroyo
    • Narrated by: Raymond Arroyo
    • Series: Turnabout Tales
    • Length: 27 mins
    • Release date: 03-21-23
    • Language: English
    • 3.5 out of 5 stars 3 ratings
    • From New York Times bestselling author Raymond Arroyo comes a picture book biography, adapted for audio, of one of America’s most famous inventors, Thomas Alva Edison, and a story about how a small spark can create a big light....

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    • 51 Industry Leaders Share Practical Advice on How to Become a Young Entrepreneur
    • By: Fenley Scurlock, Jason Liaw
    • Narrated by: Fenley Scurlock, Jason Liaw, full cast
    • Length: 9 hrs and 16 mins
    • Release date: 03-05-24
    • Language: English
    • 5 out of 5 stars 2 ratings
    • You have a start-up idea but ... where do you go from there? Two teen entrepreneurs bring together 51 influential business leaders for Q&As about starting a business, finding success, and, yes, making money....

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    • Wild about Wheels
    • By: Nancy Dickmann
    • Narrated by: uncredited
    • Length: 3 mins
    • Release date: 04-08-24
    • Language: English
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    • A dirt trail in the woods is covered with thick mud and big bumps. What vehicle can get through? An ATV!

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