1878-1968

Contains a complete plot summary and analysis of Upton Sinclair's "The Jungle", as well as discussion of the characters and themes, and includes study questions.

Reveals Upton Sinclair's role as a social, political, and cultural reformer who was also a writer, filmmaker, women's rights advocate, and health pioneer, providing a new perspective on the activist's productive life.

Chronicles the life of scientist Lise Meitner and explains how she discovered the theories and factors behind nuclear fission.

Examine the life and career of Austrian-born, Swedish physicist Lise Meitner, focusing on her work with nuclear fission.

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.

Biography of scientist Lise Meitner, focusing on the major role she played in the discovery of nuclear fission, an accomplishment she received no credit for after she fled Nazi Germany and her co-discoverer Otto Hahn kept the credit and the Nobel Prize for himself.

An introduction to the work of the American author. Includes a chronology.