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Schon als Kind ist Jane unglaublich neugierig auf alles, doch Tiere haben es ihr besonders angetan. Sie liebt sie über alles und beobachtet sie fasziniert. Als Vierjährige versteckt sie sich im Hühnerstall, um herauszufinden, wie das mit der Henne und dem Ei funktioniert. Am liebsten liest sie Bücher über Tiere. Besonders die Geschichten von Tarzan verschlingt sie und entdeckt dabei ihre Liebe zu Afrika. Diese Sehnsucht lässt sie nicht mehr los und sie bekommt die Chance, die ihr Leben für immer verändert.

1910 bricht der Engländer Robert Scott zu einer Expedition auf, um als erster Mensch den Südpol zu erreichen. Doch während er zur Antarktis segelt, erfährt er von einer norwegischen Expedition unter Roald Amundsen mit dem gleichen Ziel. Der dramatische Zweikampf beginnt. Das ist der Auftakt zu einer der spannendsten und dramatischsten Episode in der Geschichte der Erforschung der Antarktis. Denn es ging um alles oder nichts.

As young boys, Orville and Wilbur Wright loved all things mechanical. As young men, they gained invaluable skills essential for their success by working with printing presses, bicycles, motors, and any sort of machinery they could get their hands on. As adults, the brothers worked together to...

"Phantasie ist wichtiger als Wissen, denn das Wissen ist begrenzt." Dies scheint das Geheimnis Albert Einsteins zu sein, denn aufgrund seiner geistigen Originalität gilt er als Genie der Naturwissenschaft. Die Bedeutung seiner Relativitätstheorie erstreckt sich bis heute auf alle Vorgänge der Natur. Doch Einstein war mehr als ein Physiker. Er wurde bewundert wegen seines Mutes, seiner Wahrheitsliebe und seines Einsatzes für den Frieden.

“Highly recommended for high school and ambitious middle school readers.” —School Library Journal ""A valuable addition to STEM-themed collections."" —VOYA An in-depth look into the extraordinary life of the world’s most important entrepreneur, Elon Musk A fascinating and easily...

George Washington Carver began life as a slave in the tumultuous world of pre - Civil War Missouri. After the war, the orphaned Carver worked as a farmer, a hotel cook, and a laundryman while pursuing an education. As a professor at the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial Institute, Carver spearheaded the initiative to cultivate peanuts, soybeans, and sweet potatoes to revive the South's dismal agricultural economy. He is most remembered for the invention of peanut butter.

Nine remarkable men produced inventions that changed the world. The printing press, the telephone, powered flight, recording and others have made the modern world what it is. But who were the men who had these ideas and made reality of them? As David Angus shows, they were very different - quiet, boisterous, confident, withdrawn - but all had a moment of vision allied to single-minded determination to battle through numerous prototypes and produced something that really worked. This is a fascinating account for younger listeners.

Perfect for middle grade readers and history enthusiasts, New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents the fascinating and frightening true story of the creation behind the most destructive force that birthed the arms race and the Cold War in Bomb: The Race to Build—and...

Der junge Erfinder Carl Benz hat einen Traum: den selbstfahrenden Straßenwagen. In den 1870er Jahren eine ziemlich verwegene Idee, die niemand so recht ernst nimmt. Wer sollte so einen lauten, stinkenden Motorwagen haben wollen? Es gibt ja die Eisenbahn und außerdem genug Pferde. Einzig Bertha Benz glaubt an die Vision ihres Mannes. Mit vereinten Kräften und gegen jeden Widerstand verwirklichen sie den Traum vom Automobil, der die Welt für immer verändern wird.

Wer war Francis Drake? Ein ruchloser Pirat, der von den Spaniern El Draque genannt wurde und im 16. Jahrhundert auf seinen Kaperfahrten in die Karibik Angst und Schrecken verbreitete, gewaltige Schätze anhäufte und sich damit die Gunst der englischen Königin Elisabeth I. sicherte? Oder war Francis Drake ein genialer Navigator, der als erster englischer Seefahrer der Geschichte die Welt umsegelte und den Aufstieg Englands zur Seemacht einläutete? Er war alles: Freibeuter und Weltumsegler.

Sir Henry Morgan beherrschte als britischer Freibeuteradmiral die Weltmeere, als 1669 sein Flaggschiff "HMS Oxford", das größte englische Kriegsschiff, unterging. Man war mitten im Gelage, um die bevorstehende Plünderung von Catagena zu feiern, als es zur Explosion kam und die stolze "HMS Oxford" mit den anderen Schiffen der Flotte auf den sandigen Grund der Karibik sank. Über dreihundert Jahre störte niemand ihre Ruhe.

Part how-to, part girl-empowerment, and all fun, from the leader of the movement championed by Sheryl Sandberg, Jack Dorsey, and other giants of tech. Since 2012, the organization Girls Who Code has taught computing skills to and inspired over 10,000 girls across America. Now its founder, Reshma...

You know the Super Soaker. It's one of the top 20 toys of all time. And it was an accidental discovery that brought it into being. Trying to create a new cooling system for refrigerators and air conditioners, inventor Lonnie Johnson instead created the mechanics for the iconic toy. A love of rockets, robots, and inventions and a mind for creativity were present in Lonnie Johnson's early life.

Have you ever heard of the “Mercury 13” women? Did you know that nearly twenty years before the first women were let into NASA’s astronaut program, there were others who tried? What are the requirements for being shot into space, piloting a hunk of metal while carrying the hopes and fears of your nation? Mastery of flying, as well as courage, intelligence, resistance to stress, and fitness – any checklist would certainly include these. But when America created NASA in 1958, there was an unspoken rule in place....

From the time she was a girl, Jane Goodall dreamed of a life spent working with animals. Finally she had her wish. When she was twenty-six years old, she ventured into the forests of Africa to observe chimpanzees in the wild. On her expeditions she braved the dangers with leopards and lions in...

Winner of the Caldecott Medal, this stunning audiobook depicts Louis Bleriot's historic first cross-Channel flight...

Born in 1860s Missouri, nobody expected George Washington Carver to succeed. Slaves were not allowed to be educated. After the Civil War, Carver enrolled in classes and proved to be a star student. He became the first black student at Iowa State Agricultural College and later its first black...

Discover what it's like to spend a year in space in this awe-inspiring memoir from a real-life NASA astronaut who did just that! Prepare to blast off with astronaut Scott Kelly as he takes readers on a journey through his year aboard the International Space Station and his life prior to becoming...

Il piccolo Einstein nasce a Ulm, in Germania. Non sopporta la disciplina e, al ginnasio, ha vita dura. Soggiorna in Italia, poi s'iscrive al Politecnico a Zurigo, s'innamora e studia fisica. Dopo la laurea fa l'impiegato (tiene famiglia ormai) e tra una pratica e l'altra scrive articoli scientifici. A 26 anni pubblica l'articolo sulla teoria della relatività. Fa il professore in Germania, fugge al nazismo e va in America. Continua a studiare, pubblicare e insegnare: è ormai famoso e lotta per la pace. Termina il suo tempo relativo nel 1955. E la macchina del tempo?

Il piccolo Luigi è nato in Calabria, terzo figlio di una famiglia di poverissimi pescatori. La pancia spesso vuota, ma il cuore pieno di amore per i fratelli e i genitori, Gigino ha sempre saputo di essere il terzo dito della mano, quello più lungo, che deve sostenere tutti gli altri. Per questo a soli sedici anni lascia l'Italia per lavorare. Non è un'esistenza facile quella dell'emigrato, ma un giorno Gigino incontra una donna che riconosce in lui grandi potenzialità, una donna che cambierà la sua vita per sempre e che farà di lui il suo assistente di laboratorio.