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Groundbreakers Series

19 primary works • 19 total works
Alexander Fleming
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A biography of the scientist whose work studying b…

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    Groundbreakers: James Watt
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    A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inv…

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    Albert Einstein
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    0.00     · published 2000 · 6 editions
    Traces the life and work of the famous physicist, …

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    John Logie Baird
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    0.00     · published 2000 · 5 editions
    A biography of John Logie Baird. As well as provid…

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    Charles Babbage
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 5 editions
    Examines the life and contributions of the English…

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    Francisco Coronado
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    0.00     · published 2002 · 4 editions
    A biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish explo…

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    Hernan Cortes
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    5.00     · 2 Ratings · published 2002 · 4 editions
    The Groundbreakers series examines the lives of ex…

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    Edwin Hubble
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    2.75     · 4 Ratings · published 2001 · 7 editions
    This volume is part of a biography series explorin…

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    Francisco Pizarro
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    0.00     · published 2000 · 3 editions
    The life and conquests of the Spanish explorer who…

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    Henry Hudson
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    0.00     · published 2000 · 4 editions
    A biography of the English explorer and sea captai…

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    Hernando De Soto
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2000 · 3 editions
    A biography of the wealthy Spanish explorer who be…

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    Sir Francis Drake
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    4.00     · 1 Ratings · published 2001 · 7 editions
    How long did it take Frances Drake to sail around …

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    Sir Walter Raleigh
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    0.00     · published 2002 · 4 editions
    Discusses the life of Sir Walter Raleigh, identify…

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    Galileo
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    3.50     · 2 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2001 · 7 editions
    Describes the life and work of Galileo, who change…

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    Isaac Newton
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    A portrait of the physicist's life assesses his ac…

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    Groundbreakers: Louis Pasteur
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    3.67     · 3 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2000 · 5 editions
    Profiles the French scientist who developed and pr…

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    Marie Curie
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    4.50     · 2 Ratings · published 2000 · 6 editions
    A biography of Marie Curie. As well as providing h…

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    Michael Faraday
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    A biography of the nineteenth-century English scie…

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    Thomas Alva Edison
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    5.00     · 1 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 2000 · 6 editions
    Presents a biography of the inventor who changed t…

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