Using netTrekker's Famous Person Search, you can quickly and easily locate information about well-known people, including political leaders, athletes, scientists, artists, writers, and more.

How many times have you assigned a research project relating to famous historical or current figures, only to spend hours of your own time compiling a list of suggested people prior to assigning the project to your students? Who are the famous authors of the 19th century you’d like them to read about? What about African-American political leaders of the 20th century?

With netTrekker, compiling lists of famous people that meet your requirements in any category of ethnic and cultural heritage, occupation/profession, gender, and time period is quick and easy!

• Just click on Famous Person* in the yellow toolbox on the right hand side of your netTrekker screen. You can do a Famous Person search in Secondary or Elementary netTrekker.

• You can create a list of famous people based on your own criteria. Place a check in each box that fits your requirements in the categories of Ethnic and Cultural Heritage, Occupation/Profession, Gender, Time Period. You may check more than one box in each category, then click Go.

• Once you generate a list of famous people, you can click on any name on the list to get a Search Result page with links to websites about that person.

• You can also search for a particular famous person by name using the Famous Person search in netTrekker. Just type the person’s name in the Name box on the Famous Person page to see a list of famous people with that particular name.

For more information about the Famous Person Search, please take a look at netTrekker's Help Topic* on the subject.

• Can you name a famous person who was born in December in the 18th century and contributed greatly to the American mass production concept?

  He later introduced new inventions that allowed interchangeable parts for muskets for the US military. Although this person was responsible for many inventions, he never patented any of the inventions after his first major invention. The invention that made this person famous created wealth for many others but because of patent and other legal issues this person was left with debt and very little wealth as a result.

  Who is the famous person?

• Use netTrekker to identify this person based on the clues provided. You can use the Famous Person search by selecting American inventors/creators, or if you know the name of this individual, you may search by entering a name in the Name box on the Famous Person page.

  (Answer: Eli Whitney)

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