Profiles the life and work of seven scientists who made important medical inventions, including Santorio and the thermometer, La?nnec and the stethoscope, and R?ntgen and the x-ray.
Presents biographical profiles of ten individuals who contributed to the development of biology including William Harvey, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek, Charles Darwin, Sir Alexander Fleming, and others; and discusses their research and discoveries.
Chronicles the life of Rosalind Franlin, discussing her childhood in Europe, love of science, research at King's College, London, role in the discovery of the structure of DNA, and other related topics.
A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes.
Explores the ways in which scientists research polar bears in Alaska, following biologists as they locate bears from a helicopter, tranquilize them, give them tattoo identification numbers and tags, gather data, and collect samples.
