juvenile literature

Profiles seven people--including Marie Curie, Enrico Fermi, Robert Oppenheimer, and Andrei Sakharov--whose study of the atom has shaped the field of nuclear science during the twentieth century.

Examines the life stories of twenty-six individuals from around the world who made notable contributions as naturalists, conservationists, or environmentalists.

Gives biographies of twelve chemists who made historic discoveries in the field. Includes such scientists as Antoine Lavoisier, Linus Pauling and Louis Pasteur.

Examines the lives and achievements of some of the world's greatest scientists, including Marie Curie, Charles Darwin and Albert Einstein.

Introduces discoveries that changed science by such notable men and women as Copernicus, William Harvey, Galileo, Isaac Newton, Thomas Edison, Louis Pasteur, Henry Bessemer, Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, Dmitri Mendeleyev, Max Planck, Madame Curie, Albert Einstein, Dorothy Hodgkin, and others. Illustrated with photographs.

Looks at some of the scientists who have been responsible for the research and breakthroughs that have led to vaccinations and cures for the diseases that plague mankind.

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.

Examines the lives and scientific breakthroughs of seven scientists who contributed to the field of genetics--Charles Darwin, Gregor Mendel, Thomas Hunt Morgan, Oswald Avery, James Watson, Francis Crick, and Har Gobind Khorana.

Includes biographies of ten women who have made significant contributions to modern science, including Barbara McClintock, Katsuko Saruhashi, E. Margaret Burbidge, and Lydia Phindile Makhubu.

Profiles the lives and achievements of ten American women scientists, including Annie Jump Cannon, Margaret Mead, and Rachel Carson.