Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars: The Story of Leo Fender
By Michael Mahin
Illustrators
Illustrated by Steven Salerno
Edition
By Michael Mahin
Hardcover edition
Publisher Macmillan Imprint Henry Holt and Company, Inc. ISBN9781250251862
Gizmos, Gadgets, and Guitars: The Story of Leo Fender
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A picture book biography of American inventor Leo Fender, best known for creating the world’s most iconic electric guitar.
Leo Fender loved to take things apart and put them together again. When he lost an eye in a childhood accident, he refused to think of himself as broken. He made do with one and got right to work. Soon, he was fixing machines big and small—even broken instruments. Leo cleverly applied the scientific method to craft groundbreaking designs, producing a new sound that would inspire the Rock n’ Roll generation. Fender’s inventions went on to amplify the talents of legendary guitarists David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton, among many others. Fender’s brilliant engineering vision shows just how science and art are inextricable.
Leo Fender loved to take things apart and put them together again. When he lost an eye in a childhood accident, he refused to think of himself as broken. He made do with one and got right to work. Soon, he was fixing machines big and small—even broken instruments. Leo cleverly applied the scientific method to craft groundbreaking designs, producing a new sound that would inspire the Rock n’ Roll generation. Fender’s inventions went on to amplify the talents of legendary guitarists David Gilmour, Jimi Hendrix, Chrissie Hynde, Bonnie Raitt and Eric Clapton, among many others. Fender’s brilliant engineering vision shows just how science and art are inextricable.
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