physicists

A look at the life of Isaac Newton, focusing on his early life and scientific inquiries.

"[A biography of Stephen Hawking who was] diagnosed with ALS at the age of twenty-one ... [but] overcame that challenge to become an expert on the origin of the universe and black holes"--Back cover.

An illustrated biography of British theoretical physicist Stephen Hawking.

Offers a brief introduction to the life and work of Italian astronomer Galileo.

Simple text and illustrations look at the life of American inventor Thomas Edison.

"The first full-scale biography of the Nobel Prize-winning physicist and one of the fathers of the atomic age, Enrico Fermi, ... known as The Pope of Physics. A modest, unassuming man, Fermi was nevertheless one of the most productive and creative scientists of the twentieth century, one of the fathers of the atomic bomb and a Nobel Prize winner whose contributions to physics and nuclear technology live on today, with the largest particle accelerator in the United States and the nation's most significant science and technology award both bearing his name.... An examination of the human dramas that touched Fermi's life as well as a thrilling history of scientific innovation in the twentieth century--including the birth of one of its most controversial disciplines, nuclear physics"--.

"A portrait of physicist and innovator Enrico Fermi assesses his pivotal role in achieving a nuclear chain reaction and shares insights into his complex personality, family ties, and relationships with the Italian Fascist Party and the Manhattan Project."--OCLC.

Examines the career of Ernest O. Lawrence, the inventor of the cyclotron particle accelerator and his work on the Manhattan Project and the development of the hydrogen bomb.

We owe our understanding of the world around us to the insights and experiments of countless scientists. This volume introduces just over one hundred of the most influential figures in the history of the field. It spans thousands of years, from Thales of Miletus (who flourished in the sixth century BCE) to living luminaries, such as Craig Mello, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Shinya Yamanaka. The varied and fascinating list includes physicists, chemists, anthropologists, astronomers, geologists, biologists, and more, all of whom have added to our store of scientific knowledge.

Discusses the life and works of the physicist, Albert Einstein.