life scientists

"A science educator honors children's curiosity and pockets full of 'stuff' by introducing nine scientists who collected natural treasures when they were young. Collecting, sorting, and playing with shells, stones, and other objects taught these young people how to observe, classify, and discover"--.

Provides portraits of individuals whose work represents a sampling of the activities and achievements in the life sciences during the 1900s.

Contains biographies of 150 scientists, providing information on their early lives, formative experiences, and inspirations; and includes essays that discuss the importance of each scientist's work, profiles of people who influenced them, and sources for further reading.

Provides brief biographical profiles of great scientists in the life science field, focusing on notable elements of their lives and their contributions to science and research.

Presents biographies of thirty-four scientists whose theories, discoveries, and inventions have impacted science and society, each providing information about the featured individual's early life, formative experiences, and inspirations; and includes over forty black-and-white portraits.