scientist

Details the life and work of Marie Curie from early childhood to the discovery of radium and her two Nobel Prizes.

Biography of the inventor of the electric light bulb and the phonograph.

Examines the life and work of nineteenth-century Austrian monk Gregor Mendel, known for his discovery of the laws of genetics.

Examines the life of Antoine Lavoisier, the French scientist who is considered the founder of modern chemistry and biochemistry because of his discovery of oxygen and his work on combustion and respiration.

Examines the lives of Louis and Mary Leakey, discussing their dedication to the study of human evolution.

Contains twenty articles that provide accounts of scientists and discoveries that changed the course of world history, from the invention of gunpowder in 1280, to the landing of the first men on the moon in 1969.

Describes the work of Wilhelm Rontgen, the German physicist who won the first Nobel Prize in Physics in 1901 for his discovery of X rays.

Presents the life of the famous nineteenth-century naturalist using text from Darwin's writings and detailed drawings by Sis.

Biography of Benjamin Franklin focusing on his experiments and inventions involving electricity, and examining his improvements to the everyday objects of his time.

A brief biography of the eighteenth-century printer, inventor, and statesman who played an influential role in the early history of the United States.