The Britannica Guide To The World S Most Influential People

Author : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781593398460

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Britannica Guide to 100 Most Influential Scientists by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Pdf

The 100 Most Influential Scientists is part of the Britannica Guide Series that offers a look into 100 scientists from Ancient Greece to the present day. The Britannica Guides series offers an essential introduction to many of the key issues of our time. Clear, accurate, and meticulously researched, the series gives both background and analysis for when you need to know for sure what is really happening in the world, whether you are an expert, student, or traveler.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rosen Education Service
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-01-04
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1615300325

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The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People by Anonim Pdf

It has been said that when it comes to success, it isn't what you know, but who you know. In this intriguing series, readers get the best of both worlds. Concise but information-packed biographies grace these pages, detailing the lives and lifes work of hundreds of leading individuals from an assortment of disciplines. Readers will get to know the foremost minds within science, art, writing, music, invention, and philosophy. Eminent women and world leaders are also reviewed. Each valuable compendium offers a comprehensive index, complementary visuals, and behind-the-scenes details that reveal the very human nature behind famous personalities.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300594

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The 100 Most Influential World Leaders of All Time by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

It takes a great deal of personal strength, charisma, and intelligence to lead others. Some leaders improve the lives of their fellow citizens while others rule with an iron fist, oblivious to the plight of others. This book covers the lives and agendas of leaders good and bad, those who history has justifiably vilified and others who will be cherished for years to come.

Author : Phillip Wolny,Virginia Forte,Kevin Geller
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Biography
ISBN : 1787858081

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The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People by Phillip Wolny,Virginia Forte,Kevin Geller Pdf

In The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People, readers will get to know the foremost minds within technology, medicine, military, religion, and entertainment. Each figure's life and accomplishments are put into context, showing how their contributions changed the world we live in.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2016-01-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1680482238

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The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People: Set 2 by Anonim Pdf

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 359 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300587

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The 100 Most Influential Women of All Time by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

Through the ages women have had to fight to be taken seriously, have their work accepted, and be considered the equal of men intellectually and creatively. This book tips its hat to women such as Cleopatra, Joan of Arc, Sojourner Truth, and Princess Diana, who have made their mark and forever changed the world with their contributions.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300563

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The 100 Most Influential Musicians of All Time by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

Welcome to a veritable feast for readers’ eyes, minds, and, by extension, ears. Filled with profiles of truly accomplished musicians across a broad spectrum of musical styles and genres, this volume includes such varied musical artists as Ludwig von Beethoven, Elvis Presley, and hip-hop artist Jay-Z.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Rosen Education Service
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2016-07-30
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1508100047

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The Britannica Guide to the World's Most Influential People: Sets 1 - 2 by Anonim Pdf

Concise but information-packed biographies grace these pages, detailing the lives and life's work of hundreds of leading individuals from an assortment of disciplines. Readers will get to know the foremost minds within technology, medicine, military, religion, and entertainment. Each figure's life and accomplishments are put into context, showing how their contributions changed the world we live in. In addition, each title offers a comprehensive index, complementary visuals, and behind-the-scenes details that reveal the very human nature behind famous personalities.

Author : Brian Duignan Senior Editor, Religion and Philosophy
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2009-12-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300099

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The 100 Most Influential Philosophers of All Time by Brian Duignan Senior Editor, Religion and Philosophy Pdf

Presents an introduction to the world's most influential philosophers, with a brief summary of their lives and teachings, from the early philosophers of the Greek era up to the major philosophers of the twentieth century.

Author : Hope Killcoyne
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-15
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781508100423

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The 100 Most Influential Religious Leaders of All Time by Hope Killcoyne Pdf

This book presents biographies of 100 religious leaders who have had the greatest impact on their respective followers, nations, regions, and the world at large. Young readers not only learn about notable leaders of the various strands of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism, but also read about the contributions of offshoot sects and more obscure religions.

Author : Amy McKenna Senior Editor, Geography and History
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 383 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2009-12-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300150

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The 100 Most Influential World Leaders of All Time by Amy McKenna Senior Editor, Geography and History Pdf

Collects profiles of the one hundred most influential leaders throughout history, including such heads of state as Constantine and Barack Obama, such religious leaders as the Dalai Lama, and such influential social leaders as Martin Luther King, Jr.

Author : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Publisher : Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc.
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2008-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781593398576

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Britannica Guide to 100 Most Influential Americans by Encyclopaedia Britannica, Inc. Pdf

Shining the spotlight on a hundred men and women who really made a difference to the world’s most powerful nation, this book features the lives and achievements of extraordinary Americans – presidents and sports figures, film stars and physicists, generals and Internet mavericks – from the age of the Founding Fathers to the present. Telling the stories of lives of men and women over the last 300 years, the book celebrates their achievements and presents a revealing history of the United States. Selected by the editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica, the book contains surprises and insights into the personalities that created America and is bound to cause debate.

Author : Heather M. Campbell Senior Editor, Geography and History
Publisher : The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Page : 390 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2009-12-20
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300167

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The Britannica Guide to Political and Social Movements That Changed the Modern World by Heather M. Campbell Senior Editor, Geography and History Pdf

Discusses the most influential political and social movements and their roles in the history of modern world politics, including liberalism, conservatism, facism, and religious fundamentalism.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 361 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300402

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The 100 Most Influential Scientists of All Time by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

Leonardo da Vinci’s study of mechanics led to the creation of early prototypes of flying machines and submarines. Biologist Carolus Linnaeus pioneered the hierarchal system of taxonomic classification in use today, Barbara McClintock’s genetics research garnered her the Nobel Prize in Medicine. The detailed profiles of these and many other notable scientists collected in these pages are bound to fascinate and inspire readers.

Author : Britannica Educational Publishing
Publisher : Britannica Educational Publishing
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2009-10-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781615300426

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The 100 Most Influential Inventors of All Time by Britannica Educational Publishing Pdf

If necessity is indeed the mother of invention, then the individuals profiled in this volume should be considered the most laudable of all midwives. They each saw a need and met it. Readers will learn more about the lives and methodologies of well-known inventors such as Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Edison, and become familiar with several more whose creations have sometimes outstripped their personal fame.