scientists

Contains more than 5,400 biographical profiles of scientists from classical antiquity through the twentieth century who were deceased as of the time of this publication; includes indexes arranged by nationality and field, and a comprehensive index.

Presents biographical and career profiles of ten amateur scientists who made groundbreaking discoveries in a variety of scientific fields, including Gregor Mendel, the father of genetics, comet hunter David Levy, Arthur C. Clarke, a communications satellite visionary, and others.

Looks at the life of Leonardo da Vinci, a fifteenth-century man who is known for his achievements as an artist, inventor, scientist, military engineer, philosopher, botanist, and mathematician. Presented in graphic novel form.

Describes the life and work of the scientist who offered objective evidence that the earth was not the fixed center of the universe.

A brief biography of the scientist whose inventions led to the bazooka, the jet engine, and the space rocket.

Presents the 1818 text of the novel about a monster assembled by a scientist from parts of dead bodies, who develops a mind of his own and learns to loathe himself and hate his creator; and includes explanatory annotations, a selection of related writings, and a collection of critical essays.

A fictional student's report presents information on George Washington Carver, who became an expert on peanuts and other plants and taught others at the famous college for African Americans, Tuskeegee Institute.