Pear, Nancy

Tells the stories of twenty-two men, seven women, two machines, and one institution, from Pedro de Alvarado to the R.M.S. Titanic, that have ventured forth to discover remote lands and to increase human knowledge of the world and the universe.

Tells the stories of twenty men, eight women, one museum, and one ship that have helped increase man's awareness and knowledge of the world and the universe.

Features profiles of nineteen men, nine women, one facility, and one machine that have made significant contributions to the advance of human knowledge about the world and universe. Arranged alphabetically from Bob Bartlett to Andres de Urdaneta.