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Inventor DVD Collection
INVENTORS
- An engaging and entertaining series of 6 one-hour DVDs that brings historyís great inventors and their creations to life for children and families.
- In each show, the true story of a visionary genius is told through their relationship with a young person.
- From Da Vinci to Einstein the stories take place across centuries, each reflecting the intrinsic social, scientific and artistic concerns of the time. The stories, the great inventors and their history will be accessible to todayís audience because we experience each from the point of view of a young person.
INVENTORS INCLUDED:
Leonardo da Vinci
Marie Curie
Galileo
Thomas Edision
Sir Isaac Newton
Albert Einstein
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Edison: The Wizard Of Light, DVD
1893 Menlo Park, New Jersey...Thomas Edison - the world’s greatest Inventor - is alone in his lab, obsessed by a vision: "What if I could do for the eye what my favorite invention, the phonograph, does for the ear?"
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Leonardo: A Dream Of Flight, DVD
In 1499, eleven year old Roberto encounters an erratic artist in the streets of Milan. The great genius of the Italian Renaissance, Leonardo Da Vinci (Brent Carver), is already a highly regarded painter but his keen mind, acute powers of observation and his insatiable curiosity lead him restlessly on to unlock the mysteries of nature.
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Galileo: On The Shoulders Of Giants, DVD
Galileo is on the verge of uncovering some of the mysteries of the universe but has to deal more with mundane problems as well; money, an idle, unemployed brother and a jealous rival. He finds support from an unexpected source, the pampered son of the powerful Medici family.
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Newton: A Tale Of Two Isaacs Dvd
Newton: A Tale of Two Isaacs--DVD From Devine EntertainmentLike a comet blazing across the night sky, Isaac Newton’s theories on celestial movement and gravity scorched the fusty intellects at the...
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Einstein: Light To The Power Of 2, DVD
Toward the end of a brilliant career in 1954, Albert Einstein (Paul Soles) was arguably as famous a media figure as he was a scholar and physicist at Princeton University. . .
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Marie Curie: More Than Meets The Eye, DVD
An exciting episode from the life of Mme. Marie Curie. Thanks to Marie Curie, the medical profession finally had a potent weapon in the battle against cancer, and radiation treatment soon became common practice.
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