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Problems always set Emma Lilian Todds mind soaringeven as a girl Growing up during the golden age of invention and from a family of innovators Lilian couldnt hold strips of wire or bits of tin without tinkering She turned toys and trash into useful inventionsBut when Lilian grew up and learned that inventing wasnt considered womens work she decided on the next best thing She got a job at the US Patent Office typing up plans for brandnew inventionsand constructing each contraption in her mind Soon she engineered her own fantastic flying machines testing and tweaking her designs and overcoming each obstacle Lilian found inspiration in nature and her many failures until her biggest dream finally took flightScience writer Kirsten W Larson creatively captures in vivid detail the inventive courageous and independent Emma Lilian Todd a true aviation pioneer