Drawing on research material and interviews with James Watson, members of his family, and his colleagues, Joyce Baldwin tells Watson's story from childhood to the present.
Examines the education, research, and personal life of the renowned British theoretical physicist who has taken the study of cosmology farther than most in his field, despite his need for wheelchair and computer in order to travel and communicate.
Photographs and text tell the life story of the brilliant scientist who contributed key discoveries about black holes and the Big Bang while suffering from a crippling degenerative disease.
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.
Chronological listings, from 1900 through 1981, of significant discoveries and developments in medicine, communications, transport, energy, food technology, and other fields.
