physicists

Chronicles the life of J. Robert Oppenheimer, focusing on how his work on the atomic bomb helped him become one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century.

Traces the history of the Curie family, revealing the scandals, drama, controversy, and tragedy that surrounding the world's most gifted scientific family.

Twenty-four scientists, including Roger Highfield, John Archibald Wheeler, Lee Smolin, and Leon M. Lederman, discuss physicist Albert Einstein's influences on their work, their worldviews, and their personal lives.

Chronicles the life of physicist Lise Meitner, focusing on the impact her discovery of nuclear fission had on the Nuclear Age and discussing why she was not awarded the Nobel Prize for her momentous discovery.

Blends science, history, and biography in an exploration of how mathematical language has been used to to make sense of the physical world, focusing on Einstein's hero James Clerk Maxwell and his four equations on electricty and magnetism, as well as the work of Isaac Newton and Michael Faraday.

An introduction to the thought of Galileo, discussing his early life, his conflicts with philosophers, astronomers, and theologians, his indictment by the Inquisition, and his final years.

Examines the life of the physicist Albert Einstein, whose work revolutionized scientific thinking, with an emphasis on his early years.

Features text, illustrations, and twenty-one hands-on projects that explore the life and scientific concepts of Isaac Newton, including instructions for building a simple waterwheel, creating a seventeenth-century plague mask, tracking the phases of the moon, and other activities.

Examines the life of Isaac Newton, the seventeenth-century English scientist who formulated the theory of gravity.

A biography of the famous seventeenth-century English physicist, Sir Isaac Newton, who formulated the laws of gravity, force, and motion. Includes photographs, a time line, a list of resources, a glossary, and a selected bibliography.