scientists

Presents a biography of statesman, inventor, and founding father, Benjamin Franklin from his childhood and youth in Boston, his entrance into politics and attempt to prevent war with England, and his views on slavery and the slave trade.

Presents a comprehensive examination of the story behind the splitting of the atom in the 1930s by British physicists John Cockcroft and Ernest Walton and discusses the impact of their discovery on the world.

Describes how Nicolaus Steno, a seventeenth-century scientist-turned-priest, set the stage for modern science when he went beyond the teachings of the Bible to study the creation of the Earth.

Examines what the author calls the "scientific new wave" through profiles of seven notable researchers, including gene hunter Craig Venter; neuroscientist Susan Greenfield; astronomer Geoffrey Marcy; immunologist Polly Matzinger; cosmologist Saul Perlmutter; ecologist Gretchen Daily; and evolutionist Carl Woese.

Billy Blaster and his ninja wizard friend Wu Hoo travel to Mars where they find three frozen scientists who must be awakened in time to save Earth from a huge comet.

A brief biography of Benjamin Franklin, in simple text with illustrations, describing his contributions to the Declaration of Independence and his involvement in the French-Indian War.

Stitch Head, the Mad Professor's first creation, has long hidden in the shadows of Castle Grotteskew--but now that the newest monster, the Creature, has decided that they are best friends, and the evil Freakfinder wants to kidnap the monsters for his freak show, Stitch Head finds himself cast in the role of hero.

Chronicles ten important events in the life of Benjamin Franklin, including being accused of treason by American colonists.

An abridged version of the science fiction novel about the scientist who invents a time machine and uses it to travel to the year 802,701 A.D., where he discovers the childlike Eloi and the hideous underground Morlocks.