Summary: Barnum Brown's (1873-1963) parents named him after the circus icon P.T. Barnum, hoping that he would do something extraordinary--and he did! As a paleontologist for the American Museum of Natural History, he discovered the first documented skeleton of the Tyrannosaurus Rex, as well as most of the other dinosaurs on display there today. (from amazon.com)
Where can I find it?: Lower/Middle School library, Lithgow building
Tags: Paleontologists; United States; Brown, Barnum; Dinosaurs