The Kid Who Named Pluto And the Stories of

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. Awards and honors for The Kid Who Named Pluto: 2004 Parents' Choice Recommended Award 2004 Voice of Youth Advocate's Nonfiction Honor List

Marc McCutcheon is a bookstore owner and the author of Roget's Super Thesaurus , Descriptionary , The Compass in Your Nose and Other Astonishing Facts About Humans and 12 other books. He lives in Maine.

Jon Cannell is an accomplished designer and founder of Jon Cannell Design. His clients include several Fortune 500 companies. He lives in Washington state.

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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The Kid Who Named Pluto And the Stories of Other Extraordinary Young People in Science

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