Uncharted, unexplored, and unexplained

A short biography of nineteenth-century British nurse Florence Nightingale that profiles her life and efforts to provide better medical and nursing care.

A short biography of nineteenth-century British scientist Michael Faraday that profiles his life and works which included his invention of the electric dynamo and the discovery of electromagnetism.

A short biography of late nineteenth and early twentieth-century American scientist and inventor Thomas A. Edison that profiles his life and many projects which included motion pictures, the phonograph, and the light bulb.

Presents a brief biography of James Watt, the nineteenth century inventor, and provides information on his childhood, his education, and his achievements in science, including how he invented the Steam Engine, providing power to factories around England.

A short biography of Alexander Graham Bell that profiles his life and works which included the invention of the telephone, which he originally intended to be a device to help the deaf.

A short biography of early nineteenth-century French artist and chemist Louis Daguerre that profiles his life and works which included the development of photography.

Presents a brief biography of Joesph Priestly, eighteenth century British scientist credited with discovering oxygen, and includes information on his early life, his childhood, and his scientific achievements.

A short biography of late eighteenth and early nineteenth-century English scientist John Dalton that profiles his life and works which included his research on atomic theory.

Examines the life of Henry Cavendish,the strange and reclusive scientist who discovered hydrogenin the late eighteenth century, and made many other contributions to science.

Discusses Swiss biologist Friedrich Miescher's discovery of nucleic acid in the late 1800s, examines related breakthroughs in the field, and looks at how Miescher's workled to the DNA technology being used in the twenty-first century.