The Man Who Invented the Game of Basketball: The Genius of James Naismith
(Part of the Genius at Work! Great Inventor Biographies Series)
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Dr. James Naismith was a Canadian-American sports coach and innovator. He invented the sport of basketball in 1891 and is often credited with introducing the first football helmet. He wrote the original basketball rulebook, founded the University of Kansas basketball program, and lived to see basketball adopted as an Olympic demonstration sport in 1904 and as an official event at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, as well as the birth of both the National Invitation Tournament (1938) and the NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Championship (1939).
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1464402124
ISBN13:9781464402128
Release Date:November 2013
Publisher:Enslow Publishing
Length:48 Pages
Weight:0.30 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 7.3" x 8.9"
Age Range:8 to 10 years
Grade Range:Grades 3 to 5
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