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The kid who named Pluto and the stories of other extraordinary young people in science

A collection of profiles of children and young adults whose scientific inventions made an impact on the world, including Louis Braille who discovered a way for the blind to read and write.

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Main Author: McCutcheon, Marc
Other Authors: Cannell, Jon
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: San Francisco, Calif. : Chronicle Books, c2004.
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Scientists > Biography > Juvenile.
Creative ability in science > Juvenile nonfiction.
Creative ability > Juvenile nonfiction.
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Table of Contents:
  • The boy who dreamed of Mars
  • The girl who named Pluto
  • The bookworm who became a science fiction writer
  • The teenager who invented television
  • The curious girl who discovered sea-monster skeletons
  • The high schooler who created an incredible secret code
  • The math whiz who calculated the movement of the moon
  • The fourth-grader who outsmarted medical experts
  • The blind boy who developed a new way to see.

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