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6) James Cook
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2002]
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of Cook's life and explorations and examines their impact on history and the world.
9) Henry Hudson
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the English explorer and sea captain who explored three North American waterways later named for him--the Hudson River, Hudson Bay, and Hudson Strait.
10) Hernando de Soto
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who became the first white man to cross the Mississippi.
11) Charles Babbage
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
Examines the life and contributions of the English mathematician and inventor, whose work with calculating machines caused him to be called the father of the modern computer.
17) Marie Curie
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2000.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge.
18) Leif Eriksson
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002.
Language
English
Description
Presents an account of the life and explorations of Leif Eriksson, who led a group of Vikings from Greenland on a voyage which ended on the shores of North America.
20) Charles Darwin
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2001]
Language
English
Description
A biography of the English naturalist who, after collecting plants and animals from around the world, came up with the theory of evolution by natural selection.
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