biography

A biography of the Austrian scientist whose discoveries in nuclear physics played a major part in developing atomic energy.

A biography of the African-American man whose scientific research revolutionized the economy of the South.

Presents a biography of Albert Einstein, in words and photographs, and examines the life of the physicist whose theories revolutionized the way science views the space-time continuum, and integrates Einstein's political, cultural, and social interests with his scientific beliefs.

Follows the life and career of the French scientist who proved the existence of germs and their connection with diseases.

A biography of Einstein which focuses on the originality of his theories and the contradictions in his character.

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.

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.