scientists

Short biographies of eight women who excelled in various scientific fields: Ellen Swallow Richards, Nettie Maria Stevens, Annie Jump Canon, Alice Hamilton, Florence Sabin, Alice Catherine Evans, Grace Murray Hopper, and Gertrude Belle Elion.

Explores the lives of 150 women from throughout history and around the world who have made significant contributions to the fields of science and math; arranged alphabetically, with a general bibliography, a visual chronology, four subject indexes, a comprehensive index, and photographs.

Young secret agent Amelia investigates three new cases, involving an evil genius who makes dogs howl, a sneaky science teacher who buys too much cereal, and a psychotic criminal picking the pockets of toy shoppers.

Benjamin Franklin was a true Renaissance man in early American history an accomplished writer, inventor, and a statesman. This enthralling biography traces Franklin's life in the early United States, as well as his extensive contributions both to science and American history.

A brief, illustrated, biography of Marie Curie, providing information on her childhood, family life, education, and achievements, including her joint Nobel Prize for physics with her husband in 1903 and a Nobel Prize for chemistry.

Profiles more than forty African Americans who have made contributions to science, medicine, and inventing in the past two hundred and fifty years.

Presents short biographical profiles of women notable for their contributions to medicine, from cardiologist Maude Abbott to physician and educator Marie Zakrzewska.

Describes the day-to-day experiences of several women who work as scientists, helicopter pilots, snowplow drivers, and doctors in Antarctica.

Examines the life, discoveries, and contributions of the ancient Greek mathematician who introduced mechanics, mathematical formulas, and experimental science.

The life and work of the noted French scientist whose discoveries, including a rabies vaccine and the process of pasteurization, had important practical applications in both medicine and industry.