Book
Ticktock Banneker's clock
Record details
- ISBN: 158536956X
- ISBN: 9781585369560
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Physical Description:
1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
print - Publisher: Ann Arbor, MI : Sleeping Bear Press, [2016]
- Copyright: ©2016
Content descriptions
| Target Audience Note: | Age 6-10. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | African Americans Biography Clocks and watches Design and construction African American scientists Biography Banneker, Benjamin 1731-1806 |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Kenton County.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | J B B219k (Text) | 33126021718915 | JBiography | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
"Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife" -- - Baker & Taylor
Describes how scientist and inventor Benjamin Banneker built a wooden strike clock after studying a neighbors pocket watch. - Baker & Taylor
An introduction to the life and achievements of extraordinary 18th-century scientist and inventor Benjamin Banneker describes his innovative construction of a wooden strike clock and his early years as a free man at a time when most African-Americans were slaves. Simultaneous eBook. - Cherry Lake Publishing
Throughout his life, Benjamin Banneker was known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy, just to name a few pursuits. But even when he was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school and was largely self-taught, at a young age Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife. This picture book biography focuses on one episode in a remarkable life. - Cherry Lake Publishing
When Benjamin Banneker was born in Maryland in 1731, he was already an extraordinary person for that time period. He was born free at a time in America when most African Americans were slaves. Though he only briefly attended school, Benjamin displayed a keen aptitude for mathematics and science. Inspired by a pocket watch he had seen, at the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife.