Science quest

Traces the history of the vaccines that changed the way medical science treated diseases such as smallpox, cholera, and polio; and profiles scientists like Louis Pasteur, Joseph Lister, and Florence Nightingale who contributed to the advancement of medicine.

Describes several scientific concepts involved in car racing, covering such topics as drag, friction, spring power, gravity, and radio signals and presenting four case studies.

Describes, in simple language, with photos and illustrations, the science involved in determining whether there is extraterrestrial life. Includes case-studies, index, and glossary.

Describes in simple language and with many pictures the science of food flavor, health and safety.

Describes in simple language and with many illustrations threats to the environment and ways of alleviating those threats.

Traces the historical and scientific path to understanding the laws of motion and gravity, and examines the discoveries of scientists including Copernicus, Galileo, and Isaac Newton.

Traces the path to the creation of vaccines that revolutionized modern medicine.

Traces the quest to solve the mysteries of DNA and how human traits are passed down from one generation to another;and profiles the scientists involved in its discovery.

Traces the research that led to the discovery of radioactivity and profiles the lives and works of key scientists who were involved in that research.