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"Childhood biographies of sixteen trailblazers in technology, education, business, science, art, and entertainment"--
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Quirk Books,
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| Publisher Address: | Philadelphia, PA : |
| Publication Dates: | [2021] |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: |
Kid legends series ;
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| Summary: |
"Childhood biographies of sixteen trailblazers in technology, education, business, science, art, and entertainment"-- |
| Item Description: | Biographies of Grace Hopper, Steve Jobs, Bill Gates, Reshma Saujani and twelve others. |
| Carrier Form: | 205 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 196-200) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9781683692270 (hardback) : 1683692276 (hardback) |
| Index Number: | T39 |
| CLC: |
K815.38-49 K816.1-49 |
| Call Number: | K816.1-49/S848 |
| Contents: | Tech revolution. Grace Hopper: the grand lady of software -- Steve Jobs: love what you do -- Bill Gates: I'm thinking -- Reshma Saujani: embracing failure -- Seas, skies, and other space. Jacques Cousteau: breathing underwater -- Wilbur and Orville Wright: the brothers who wanted to fly -- William Kamkwamba: electric wind -- Elon Musk: electric cars and rockets to Mars -- Cracking codes and saving lives. Alan Turing: code-breaking hero of World War II -- Hedy Lamarr: a double life -- Jonas Salk: an instinct to improve our world -- Florence Nightingale: the invention of modern nursing -- Trailblazers. Maria Montessori: rethinking education -- Madam C.J. Walker: craving the beautiful -- Walt Disney: creating happiness -- Alvin Ailey: all that was inside you. |