biography

Recounts the life of the scientist whose theories of relativity revolutionized the way we look at space and time.

Chronicles the life of scientist Lise Meitner and explains how she discovered the theories and factors behind nuclear fission.

Presents a biography of Ernest Rutherford, known as the Father of Nuclear Science, and chronicles his childhood in New Zealand, education, and research in the area of nuclear physics.

A biography of Robert Boyle detailing his work establishing the experimental method which changed the way people thought about, and practiced, chemistry.

Traces the life and work of the man whose study of galaxies led to a new understanding of the universe.

A biography of the nineteenth-century English scientist whose religious beliefs guided his exploration of electricity and magnetism.

Offers a brief introduction to the life of Copernicus, discussing how he invented the telescope, his development of the heliocentric theory, and his other contributions to astronomy and physics.

A biography of Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of penicillin.

Text and photographs recount the life of scientist Nikola Tesla who developed the technology that harnessed alternating-current electricity.

Presents a short biography of Nikola Tesla, who along with Thomas Edison, brought about the discovery of electricity, and examines his childhood in Croatia and other inventions credited to him.