scientists

Presents a brief biography of Joesph Priestly, eighteenth century British scientist credited with discovering oxygen, and includes information on his early life, his childhood, and his scientific achievements.

Tells the life story of naturalist and museum patron Annie Montague Alexander, describing her childhood in Hawaii, her initiation to field collecting at a relatively late age, and the forty years she spent amassing specimens for the two museums she founded at the University of California at Berkeley.

Describes the scientific and mathematical discoveries of Isaac Newton through a biographical approach to his work, which resulted in modern science.

Discusses the life and work of Louis Pasteur with emphasis on the importance of his scientific discoveries.

Describes the intellectual journey of eccentric American genius George Price, who tried to answer the evolutionary riddle of why people are nice, and eventually gave away all his belongings and took his own life in a squatter's apartment.

A science historian examines the equations from Pythagoras to Heisenberg's "uncertainty principle" which discloses the limits of human knowledge. Includes photographs and diagrams chronologically.

Teaches one thousand SAT vocabulary words through the story of Alexa McCurry, an intern in a marine DNA lab in Central America and Jose, a local boy, who work together to rescue a dolphin's missing baby held captive at a marine biology facility.

Explains why the drawings and writings found in the notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci qualify him as one of the first scientists.