My Encyclopedia of Very Important Adventures

Explorers and Discoverers

A trailblazing translator

Viking voyage

Exploring the East

The epic explorer

The treasure voyages

Naming the Americas

Sailing around the world

A golden opportunity

The father of Chinese travel

A great pilgrimage

The journey of an undercover botanist

Call of the wild

The pirate queen

Mapping Australia

An American adventure

Leading the way

The lost city

Arctic opponents

Race to the South Pole

Trapped in the ice

The tomb of King Tut

Trek to the top

The first person in space

Mission to the moon

Uncovering the Terra-cotta army

Outback adventure

The peak of success

Diving director

 

Scientists and Inventors

Mathematical mastermind

Printing pioneer

Imprisoned astronomer

Astronomical adventure

Groundbreaking botanist

Bright spark

The mother of computing

Great minds think alike

The discovery of dynamite

Top scientist

An accidental stroke of luck

Pioneering programmer

The inventor of instant noodles

Connecting the world

Shoot for the moon

Watch this space

Mission to Mars

The amazing machine

A shot in the dark