scientist

A biography of astronomer Nicolaus Copernicus, who challenged the belief of his age that Earth was the center of the universe and proved that it is, instead, a planet orbiting the Sun.

Presents a short biography on the life and career of Marie Curie, the first woman to win a Nobel Prize, and provides information on her discovery of the element radium that helped to unlock the mysteries of the atom.

A biography of the chemist whose work with radium laid the foundation for much of today's scientific knowledge.

Presents the life stories of Marie Curie, dicoverer of radium, polonium, and natural radiation, and her daughter Irene Joliot-Curie, discoverer of artificial radiation.

A biography of the Polish-born chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium.

Describes the life and work of the biologist and writer who helped initiate the environmental movement.

Follows the life of the biologist and conservationist, known for her writing on the environment.

Profiles ten women who have overcome many forms of adversity, to triumph in the scientific and medical fields.

Describes the early lives and notable achievements of five black scientists, Susan McKinney Steward, George Washington Carver, Ernest Everett Just, Percy Lavon Julian, and Shirley Ann Jackson.