Presents a biography of physicist and cosmologist Stephen Hawking, who in spite of his affliction with Lou Gehrig's disease, continues to be an influence in the world of science with his theories about black holes and gravity.
Presents a brief biography of Robert Boyle, the seventeenth century British scientist credited with creating the modern experimental method, and includes information on his childhood, education, and laboratory life. Includes time line.
Presents a short biography of nineteenth-century British surgeon Joseph Lister, and chronicles his life and works which included his study of germs and development of antiseptic.
Chronicles the life of Rosalind Franlin, discussing her childhood in Europe, love of science, research at King's College, London, role in the discovery of the structure of DNA, and other related topics.
Examines the life of eighteenth-century English astronomer Caroline Herschel, discussing her early bout with typhus, and focusing on her work in astronomy during which she helped her brother William and made independent discoveries of her own.
Presents eleven diary excerpts, letters, and personal narratives written by soldiers, officers, and medical personnel during the American Revolution, and provides introductions, illustrations, and glossary boxes.
Presents a chronology of the American Revolution and profiles some of the men involved including King George III, Ethan Allen, William Howe, George Washington, Nathanael Greene, and John Paul Jones.
