scientist

A biography of the marine biologist and author whose writings stressed the interrelation of all living things and the dependence of human welfare on natural processes.

Biographies of 12 women pioneers and leaders in a variety of scientific fields.

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

Biographies of fifty women scientists who have made significant contributions in scientific fields, such as Marie Curie, Dian Fossey, and Margaret Mead.

Features brief summaries of the lives of famous scientists and of significant contributions to such fields as medicine, mathematics, biology, and physics.

Introduces 10 brilliant women whose research has helped to shape the course of science, a thus far male-dominated field.

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.