history

Presents a brief biography of Alexander Fleming, Nobel Prize-winning British bacteriologist who discovered penicillin, describing his childhood, his achievements, and the impact of his contributions on modern medicine.

Examines the life of abolitionist John Brown, the people and events surrounding the raid he led on the United States arsenal at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, in 1859, and its aftermath.

A biography of the noted physician, focusing on his discovery of methods for separating plasma from blood.

Provides descriptions of people throughout history who have commited acts of evil by their own choices.

This book chronicles the lives and accomplishments of some of the world's preeminent scientists and ranks them in a selected order of influence.

Traces the history of achievement in the arts over the course of more than three thousand years.

Tells the ongoing story of the progressive discovery by man of the nature of the observable world and universe.

Chronicles the outbreak and spread of Cholera in London during the summer of 1854 and the efforts of Reverend Henry Whitehead and Dr. John Snow who isolated the disease and put an end to the epidemic.

Explores the life and work of author Aldo Leopold, focusing on his lifelong quest for answers to the fundamental question of how people can live prosperously on the land and keep it healthy.