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Canadian Science and Engineering Hall of Fame  - http://www.nrc.ca/corporate/english/hall/index.html  "Meet the minds" of several famous Canadian scientists who made significant contributions and discoveries.  People and Discoveries: Banting and Best Isolate Insulin  - http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aso/databank/entries/dm22in.html  Describes the work of Banting and Best as they worked toward the discovery of insulin. Includes biographies of both Frederick Banting and Charles Best.  Canada's History in Space  - http://www.conveyor.com/space/history.html  A timeline highlighting events in Canadian space history from 1916 to 1996. Covers Canada's astronauts, satellites, experiments and launches.  Banting Digital Library  - http://www.newtecumseth.library.on.ca/banting/  A rare collection of personal artifacts, diaries, journals and paintings belonging to Sir Frederick Banting. Learn about the life and times of one of the insulin discoverers.  Roberta Bondar, Astronaut  - http://collections.ic.gc.ca/science/english/bio/bondar.html  In 1993, she became the first Canadian woman to go into space. Site secribes her science background.  Great Canadian Scientists  - http://www.science.ca/  A reference source for learning more about Canada's past and present scientists.  Terry's Journey: Marathon of Hope  - http://www.terryfoxrun.org/  Includes a biography of Terry Fox, historical time line, honours, quotations and photo gallery. Documents his efforts to raise funds for cancer research.