biography

Explores the work of Chien-Shiun Wu, a physicist and atomic researcher, and examines the hardships she endured to reach the top of her field.

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.

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.

Presents the life of the British theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology farther than most in his field, despite the need for a wheelchair and computer in order to travel and communicate.

Presents a biography of physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who in spite of his affliction with Lou Gehrig's disease, continues to be an influence in the world of science with his theories about black holes and gravity.

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