nobel prizes

Tells the life story of Nobel Prize-winning physicist Enrico Fermi, describing his childhood in Italy, his work with atomic energy, and his scientific legacy.

A biography of the Polish-born chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium.

Chronicles the lives and achievements of six women who have received Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Barbara McClintock, and Nadine Gordimer.

Examines the lives of Barbara McClintock, Maria Mayer, Rosalyn Yalow, and Rita Levi-Montalcini, women scientists who won the Nobel Prize against extraordinary odds, in different fields and under different circumstances.

Discusses the life and work of Alfred Nobel, a Swedish inventor who developed dynamite and instituted the Nobel Prize.

A biography of the Italian-born physician and researcher who won the Nobel Prize for her work with growing nervous system cells in the human embryo.

A biography of Maria Goeppert Mayer, a physicist who contributed to the development of the atomic bomb and who, in 1963, was cowinner of the Nobel Prize in Physics for her work on the nuclear shell model theory.

Describes the lives and careers of fifteen women scientists who either won the Nobel Prize or participated significantly in a Nobel Prize-winning project.

A biography of the black South African leader who became a civil rights activist, political prisoner, and president of South Africa.

Profiles German chemist Otto Hahn, whose research into radioactivity led to the discovery of nuclear fission and, despite his opposition, to the development of the atomic bomb.