The Inventors Workshop

Step inside the workshop with award-winning inventor Ruth Amos to see how one creative spark leads to another. Find out how ingenious breakthroughs took place and learn about the chain of people who contributed to them. Discover how Ada Lovelace's code inspired Charles Babbage's work on the first modern computer; see how African American Lewis Latimer's technology made Thomas Edison's light bulb possible; and much more. Features the true stories behind ten great inventions, mini biographies and profiles of over 50 inventors, illustrated timelines and incredible cross-sections.