DeAngelis, Gina

A biography of the sixteenth-century Spanish explorer who led the 1532 expedition into the Inca empire.

Presents a comprehensive study of early counting machines and computers, their inventors, and the evolution of that technology since ancient times.

Provides information about the geography, history, government, economy, people, and culture of Virginia, and includes photographs, maps, sidebars, a time line, an almanac of state facts, and a gallery of famous Virginians.

Discusses such white-collar crimes as fraud, computer crimes, and insider stock trading and how these crimes should be deterred and punished.

An illustrated biography of African-American baseball legend Jackie Robinson, who overcame the obstacle of racism in his life and career.

Explains the events leading up to the Battle of Gettysburg and its importance in the Civil War. Sidebars include information on Union generals and the text of Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Profiles eight inventors of motion picture technology, including W.K.L. Dickson, Auguste and Louis Lumi?re, Lee de Forest, Herbert Kalmus, Linwood Dunn, Mike Todd, and Garrett Brown.

Chronicles the lives and accomplishments of notable women working in the fields of medicine and science in general, including Marie Curie, Rachel Carson, and Margaret Mead.