nobel prizes

Illustrations and simple text introduce children to the life and work of Mother Teresa.

A biography of the woman who used her understanding of chemistry to help develop medicines and who devoted her life to helping others.

Contains photographs and profiles of more than two hundred men and women recognized by the Nobel Prize since it was established in 1901 to reward accomplishments in the areas of physics, chemistry, medicine, literature, and peace, with a prize in economics added in 1968, and includes a complete list of all prize winners.

A biography of the nun who founded the order known as the Missionaries of Charity to work with the sick and destitute in Calcutta and other places and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979.

Biographies of the nine women who have been recipients of the Nobel Prize in science.

A biography of the environmental activist and former vice president of the United States.

A biography of the German immigrant whose family came to the United States to escape Nazi persecution of Jews and who served this country as secretary of state under two Presidents.

A biography of Agnes Gonxha Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa, who spent most of her life serving "the poorest of the poor" in Calcutta, India.

Describes the life of the woman whose devotion to social work led to her establishing Hull House in Chicago and who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931.

Presents the life and career of the geneticist who in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize for her study of maize cells.