scientist

A biography of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist whose work led to the discovery of nuclear fission, the basis of nuclear power and the atom bomb.

Explores the life of Gregor Mendel, an Austrian monk whose experiments with pea plants became a foundation for modern genetics.

Profiles eight American scientists who have made important contributions to twentieth-century science, including Thomas Hunt Morgan, Robert Oppenheimer, and Linus Pauling.

Profiles the Nobel Prize-winning chemist who described the nature of chemical bonds, made important discoveries in the fields of quantum mechanics, immunology, and evolution, and used his scientific fame to help advance political causes.

Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.

Chronicles the life of scientist Lise Meitner and explains how she discovered the theories and factors behind nuclear fission.

Presents a biography of Ernest Rutherford, known as the Father of Nuclear Science, and chronicles his childhood in New Zealand, education, and research in the area of nuclear physics.

Traces the life and work of the man whose study of galaxies led to a new understanding of the universe.

A biography of the nineteenth-century English scientist whose religious beliefs guided his exploration of electricity and magnetism.

Offers a brief introduction to the life of Copernicus, discussing how he invented the telescope, his development of the heliocentric theory, and his other contributions to astronomy and physics.