scientist

A biography of James Watson, one of the scientists who helped discover the structure of DNA, the carrier of heredity in higher organisms.

A biography of the scientist who developed a vaccine that conquered polio.

A biography of the nineteenth-century French scientist who discovered the process for destroying harmful bacteria with heat and opened the door to the new science of microbiology.

Presents the life and work of the famous seventeenth-century British physicist.

Illustrations and simple text provide a brief introduction to the life and work of scientist Isaac Newton and discusses how his work changed the world.

A biography of physicist Isaac Newton who found that gravity affects the movements of Earth and the other planets in space.

Describes the life and work of the Italian inventor, who was a pioneer in the development of the radio.

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

Examines the life of the noted statesman who was accomplished in many fields.

Focuses on events from Benjamin Franklin's youth in Boston which proved influential in his later life.