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People and Discoveries Data Bank - PBS

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Title:  People and Discoveries Data Bank - PBS
Page address:  http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/bioindex.html

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Author/Organization:  PBS, WGBH
Root site address:  http://www.pbs.org/

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GED Descriptor(s):    science

Description:
What's the story behind electroshock therapy? Who's responsible for increasing the size of the Universe? What laboratory mishap led to the saving of countless lives? The answers to these questions, plus many more, await you in People and Discoveries, a databank consisting of 120 entries about 20th century scientists and their stories. All links include a summary of the discovery or person. Some links include interactive activities such as Einstein's Theory of Relativity link under 1905- Discoveries to That's My Theory, an interactive activity.

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bullet Science > scientists/inventors
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