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The 100: A Ranking of the Most Influential Persons in History is a 1978 book by the American white nationalist author Michael H. Hart. Published by his father's publishing house, it was his first book and was reprinted in 1992 with revisions. It is a ranking of the 100 people who, according to Hart, most influenced human history.
Roald Amundsen (1872–1928), frequently passed through Alaska in his travels; Hubert Howe Bancroft (1832–1918), whose 19th-century published history of Alaska, part of a larger series, formed an important foundation for later study of Alaskan history; Alexander Baranof (1746–1819)
Carl Gustav Fleischer (1883–1942), first allied general to win a major victory against the Germans in World War II (Battle of Narvik). Gunvald Tomstad (1918–1970), resistance fighter/double agent (radio operator), who helped transmit axis ship movements to the allies and was partly responsible for helping discover and sink the Bismarck .
Alaska Native Science and Engineering Program. The following list of Alaska Native inventors and scientists begins to document Alaska Natives with deep historical and ecological knowledge about system-wide health, knowledge that in many cases precedes and exceeds discoveries published in the scientific literature. [1] [2] [3]
A Short History of Norway (George Allen and Unwin, 1968) Eitrheim, Øyvind, Jan Tore Klovland, and Lars Fredrik Øksendal. A monetary history of Norway, 1816–2016 (Cambridge University Press, 2016). Evju, Håkon. Ancient constitutions and modern monarchy: historical writing and enlightened reform in Denmark-Norway 1730–1814 (Brill, 2019 ...
The Harriman Alaska expedition explored the coast of Alaska for two months from Seattle to Alaska and Siberia and back again in 1899. It was organized by wealthy railroad magnate Edward Harriman . Harriman brought with him an elite community of scientists, artists, photographers, and naturalists to explore and document the Alaskan coast.
People magazine, having produced a four-page story on him in 1981, followed with a three-page feature after the 1983 finish. [13] People editor John Drake wrote that Meegan was the most unknown Bio person they ever did. [14] (One photographer, Peter B. Kaplan, would go on to shoot world-famous pictures of the Statue of Liberty.)
The longest fully unsupported land Arctic journey in history at 1,374 mi (2,211 km) [citation needed] 2009: David Scott Cowper becomes the only person to have sailed the Northwest Passage solo in a single season. [citation needed] 2011: MLAE-2011 led by Vasily Igorevich Yelagin travelled from Dudinka, Russia – North Pole – Resolute, Nunavut ...