scientists

Provides step-by-step instructions for over forty science experiments examining the human body, the Earth, the natural world, and the properties of space. Also includes stories about famous scientists and pages explaining the science behind the activities.

Full-color illustrations and photographs introduce readers to the great scientists and their discoveries from ancient history to modern times. Includes clip-art CD-ROM and wall chart.

"Introduces the woman mathematician whose childhood love of numbers led to her prestigious education and contributions at NASA while explaining how her handwritten codes proved essential throughout numerous space missions."--OCLC.

A biography of one of the most famous inventors, printers, and statesmen in American history.

"Benjamin Banneker is known and admired for his work in science, mathematics, and astronomy. He was born free at a time in America, 1731, when most African Americans were slaves. At the age of 22 he built a strike clock based on his own drawings and using a pocket-knife"--Provided by the Publisher.

A biography of the eighteenth-century printer, publisher, inventor, scientist, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.

A collective biography of various scientists and inventors who have left their marks in their fields, including Hippocrates, Francis Bacon, Charles Darwin, Erwin Schr?odinger, and more.

Through simple but engaging narrative, illustrated text leads readers through Benjamin Franklin's childhood, his diverse interests and accomplishments, and the role he played in the American Revolution and creation of an independent nation.

Alan Grant and Ellie Sattler return to Isla Nubar to help the U.S. and Costa Rican governments contain the out-of-control dinosaurs in Jurassic Park, but the officials in charge refuse to listen to their warnings that there are more raptors at loose on the island that must be found before it is too late.

Discusses what it takes to become a scientist.