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Lisa Yount
Profiles 14 men and women who were among the leaders in making important genetic discoveries in research and new technologies, including James Watson, Francis Crick, Herbert Boyer, Stanley N Cohen…
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The lives of real forensic scientists are not as glamorous as those of television heroes, nor are their results as sure. This work profiles key figures in this newsmaking field…
As a boy growing up on California’s coast, Robert Ballard was fascinated by marine geology and life underwater. His most famous expedition found the remains of a famed luxury liner…
When German meteorologist Alfred Wegener proposed his theory of continental displacement, later called continental drift, in 1912, his geologist peers rejected his theory. This book helps readers learn how he…
Profiles 195 women who fought against stereotypes throughout history and all over the world to forge new discoveries and theories that would eventually change the way we view science. Among…
In 1944, Alfred Blalock, Helen Taussig, and Vivien Thomas revolutionized surgical treatment of the heart and nearby blood vessels. Separately, each of these individuals was brilliant. It was the combination…
A personal and professional biography of British scientist Rosalind Franklin, whose work played an important role in the discovery of DNA; her tragic early death almost led to her contributions…
This volume examines the work of the French virologist Luc Montagnier, whose work led to the discovery of the HIV virus which causes AIDS.
In the race to map the human genome, Craig Venter is credited with speeding up the discovery of the whole human genome by about five years-an incredible step forward for…
In the 42 years that Edward Pickering directed the Harvard College Observatory, he and his team of women ocomputerso made strides in promoting the new field of astrophotography, discovered the…
Genetic Engineering: Is Genetic Engineering Ethical?; Should Society Embrace Genetically Engineered Food?; How Should Genetic Engineering Be Regulated? –
A biography of the cloth merchant-turned-scientist who made many discoveries examining microsopic life.
Galen gathered together most of the medical knowledge that had been obtained in his lifetime and extended that knowledge by discovering more than anyone had known before about the inner…
Explores the impacts this chemist had on world efforts towards the field.
Antoine Lavoisier is considered to be the father of modern chemistry. Using experiments and careful measurements, he created a system to help chemists understand how matter behaves. He discovered and…
A biography of seventeenth-century Dutch scientist Antoine van Leeuwenhoek and includes related activities for readers –Provided by publishers.
A biography of seventeenth-century English physician William Harvey.
This book examines the life and career of electrical pioneer Nikola Tesla.
A lucky laboratory accident led to the discovery of penicillin, the first antibiotic. In the mid-20th century, many people thought that antibiotics would end bacteria-caused diseases forever. Today, though, overuse…
Intersectionality, the attempt to bring theories on race, gender, disability and sexuality together, has existed for decades as a theoretical framework. The essays in this volume explore how intersectionality can…
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Redemptorist Pastoral Publication
A redemptionist pastoral publication -tp.
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