"The Kid Who Named Pluto"

And the Stories of Other Extraordinary Young People in Science

By: Marc McCutcheon

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Hardcover | 1 June 2004 | Edition Number 1

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Which of the following were discovered or invented by kids?
a) Television
b) Pterodactyl fossils
c) Braille
Answer: All of the above!

These important contributions to science and many others were the result of the efforts of curious and smart kids who often started with only a simple idea or sketch. This fascinating book tells the stories of nine such kids, all of who made lasting impacts in science. Included are some well-known innovators, such as Louis Braille and physicist Robert Goddard, as well as lesser-known people like Philo Farnsworth, the teen inventor of television, and Mary Anning, the great paleontologist credited with finding dozens of spectacular fossils from the Jurassic period as a young girl. Each chapter is a testament to what young people can achieve through curiosity, imagination and persistence.

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"McCutcheon profiles nine lads and lasses from the last two centuries who at least began making names for themselves in science or invention while children or teenagers..." -Kirkus Reviews ..".offers true stories that focus on nine prodigies who changed the face of science, such as Philo Taylor Farnsworth in 'The Teenager Who Invented Television' (he made the first design for a television when he was only 14, according to his bio) and Mary Anning whose discovery (in the early 1800s) of an ichthyosaur skeleton as a 12-year-old led her to a life as a paleontologist in 'The Curious Girl Who Discovered Sea-Monster Skeletons.'" -Publisher's Weekly

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Kids & Children's Books Educational Material Science Educational Material Children's Non-Fiction Science & Technology for Children & Teenagers

Introduction	p. 11
The Boy Who Dreamed of Mars	p. 13
The Girl Who Named Pluto	p. 20
The Bookworm Who Became a Science Fiction Writer	p. 28
The Teenager Who Invented Television	p. 37
The Curious Girl Who Discovered Sea-Monster Skeletons	p. 47
The High Schooler Who Created an Incredible Secret Code	p. 54
The Math Whiz Who Calculated the Movement of the Moon	p. 62
The Fourth-Grader Who Outsmarted Medical Experts	p. 69
The Blind Boy Who Developed a New Way to See	p. 74
Further Reading	p. 84
Photo Credits	p. 85
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