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Biography Today: Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers (Biography Today General Series) Vol. 15 No. 3 Sept. 2006
by (Editor: Cherie D. Abbey) (Editor: Kevin Hillstrom)
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Omnigraphics, Inc. (2006-09-01)
ISBN: 0780808142
EAN: 9780780808140
Dewy Decimal #: 920
Paperback: 175 pages
Reading Level: Young Adult
SKU: V064PSG
Condition: Used: Good
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Product Description
This volume in the "Biography Today Scientists and Inventors Series" focuses on computer scientists and pioneers of electronic commerce. The illustrated biographical profiles have been written to appeal to young readers ages 9 and up. The following scientists and inventors are covered in Volume 5: Steve Case, founder of America Online, Inc.; Douglas Engelbart, inventor of the computer mouse; Shawn Fanning, creator of Napster; Sarah Flannery, student who created a method of encoding data; Bill Gates, co-founder of Microsoft Corp.; Laura Groppe, founder of Girl Games, Inc.; Grace Murray Hopper, pioneering computer programmer; Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc.; Rand & Robyn Miller, creators of computer games "Myst" & "Riven"; Shigeru Miyamoto, creator of Nintendo game "Super Mario"; and Steve Wozniak, co-founder of Apple Computer, Inc.
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