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Scientist, Inventors and InnovatorsAs part of the 3rd/4th Grades Quarter 1 ALP, we will be conducting a Mini-Research project by reading and reporting on a BIOGRAPHY of a Scientist, Inventor or Innovator.

Reading materials and specific steps, due dates and guidelines will be provided.

STEP 1: Write your TOP 3 choices, in order, beginning with the FIRST CHOICE.

DUE DATE: Tuesday, September 13, 2016

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1. Luis Alvarez ~ Atomic bomb developer

2. Alexander Graham Bell ~ Inventor of the telephone

3. Elizabeth Blackwell ~ First female in the US to graduate from medical school

4. Barnum Brown ~ Discovered Tyrannosaurus Rex

5. Julia Child ~ Adapted French cuisine for an American audience

6. Rachel Carson ~ Biologist and Environmental Activist

7. Madame Marie Curie ~ Pioneer in the study of radiation

8. Leonardo DaVinci ~ Artistic genius of the Renaissance

9. Walt Disney ~ Innovative animator and founder of theme parks

10. Charles Drew ~ Physician who developed ways to process and store blood

11. Amelia Earhart ~ First woman to fly solo across the Atlantic Ocean

12. George Eastman ~ Mass-produced his Kodak camera invention

13. Albert Einstein ~ Theory of Relativity

14. Ruth Elder ~ Pilot known as “Miss America of Aviation”

15. Paul Erdo ~ Mathematician

16. Henry Ford ~ Created the assembly-line production for the automobile

17. Galileo Galilei ~ The Father of Modern Science; astronomer

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18. Bill Gates ~ Founder of Microsoft

19. John Glenn ~ First US astronaut to orbit Earth

20. Jane Goodall ~ Anthropologist who worked with primates

21. Jim Henson ~ Puppeteer and inventor of the Muppets

22. Milton Hershey ~ Developed a formula for mass produced milk chocolate

23. Steve Job & Steve Wozniak ~ Founders of Apple Computers

24. Mary Leakey ~ Paleoanthropologist who discovered skull fossils

25. George Lucas ~ Film producer and special effects pioneer

26. Lise Meitner ~ Nuclear fission

27. Shigeru Miyamoto ~ Nintendo game designer

28. Sir Isaac Newton ~ Laws of Gravity

29. Katherine Stinson ~ Aviator known for stunt and exhibition flying

30. Louis Pasteur ~ Food process known as pasteurization

31. John Wesley Powell ~ Geologist to first explore the Grand Canyon

32. Carl Sagan ~ Astronomer of the people

33. Sebastian Thrun ~ Google glass and robotics innovator

34. Daniel Hale Williams ~ Surgeon who opened hearts and minds

35. Frank Lloyd Wright ~ Modern architect

36. Orville and Wilbur Wright ~ Pioneers of aviation