Scientific collaboration

Shares the lives of Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, the two scientists who imagined the first computer.

Biophysicist James Till and cellular biologist Ernest McCulloch changed the world when they discovered stem cells in the 1960s.

Known as the First Family of Paleontology, the Leakey family's fascinating archaeological and paleontological finds in Africa stunned the world and reset prevailing notions about human evolution.

Pierre and Marie Curie made a terrific scientific team. They coined the term "radioactivity" and discovered two new radioactive elements: radium and polonium.

Shares the lives of Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace, the two scientists who imagined the first computer.

Through exciting text, captivating images, and informative sidebars, students will explore how the Wright brothers' use of aeronautical principles, trial and error, testing of components in a wind tunnel, and new approaches to the problems of flight blazed a trail for others to follow.

"This book is about Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace and their scientific discoveries."--.