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Describes the early lives and notable achievements of five black scientists, Susan McKinney Steward, George Washington Carver, Ernest Everett Just, Percy Lavon Julian, and Shirley Ann Jackson.

A biography of Polish-French physicist and chemist Marie Curie, who was a pioneer in the field of radioactivity and won a Nobel prize in both physics and in chemistry.

In Mae Carol Jemison, learn how the American astronaut and doctor chose to pursue a career in science and became the first African-American woman in space, followed by work advocating for space exploration and women and minorities in the sciences. Features include a timeline, a glossary, essential facts, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards.

Full of the true-life stories of scientists and innovators who have shaped our society and how we see the world around us, this book puts major scientific discoveries into context. Readers learn who inspired whom, and which discoveries laid the groundwork for more amazing innovation.

"Learn about what kinds of jobs these fearless female scientists and explorers do, and how you can follow in their footsteps"--

New Zealand-born British physicist Ernest Rutherford was essential to the study of radioactivity, and he won the Nobel Prize for Chemistry, among other awards. Julius Robert Oppenheimer was an American theoretical theorist who is well-known as the inventor of the atomic bomb, but is also remembered as a leader in training a new generation of U.S. physicists. Inside this volume, readers will explore these two fascinating biographies, as well as the...

German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt helped popularized science texts with his book Kosmos, published in five volumes between 1845 and 1862, which gives an understandable account of the structure of the universe as known at the time. Around the same time, Gregor Mendel famously studied pea plants and laid the foundation for the modern science of genetics. Readers will be amazed by the detailed biographies of these and many other notable scientists,...

Presents biographical sketches highlighting the contributions of women, mostly American, to the field of medicine in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.

"Discover some of the inspirational men and women who have received Nobel prizes in physics, chemistry, and medicine from 1901 to the present day--among them Marie Curie, Hermann Joseph Muller, and Donna Strickland. A glimpse into the often surprising lives and sometimes accidental discoveries of a group of extraordinary scientists, this ... collection shows that the science you learn at school really can change the world"--Provided by publisher....