Lisa Yount

Discovery of the AIDS Virus

Too Hot, Too Cold, Just Right

Too Hot, Too Cold, Just Right

The Telescope

The Telescope: Inventions That Changed Our Lives

Cancer

Cancer

Cloning

Forensic Science: From Fibers to Fingerprints (Milestones in Discovery and Invention)

The lives of real forensic scientists - scientists who apply their skills to crimes or other legal matters - are not as glamorous as those of television heroes, nor are their results as sure. They may need weeks or months to identify criminals or victims instead of hours, or they may never do so at ...

Antoine Lavoisier: Genius of Modern Chemistry (Genius Scientists and Their Genius Ideas)

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 named oxygen and hydrogen, and helped set up a system to classify these and other elements. Perhaps ...

Animal Rights (Library in a Book)

The treatment of animals has become a controversial issue over the years, with many questioning an animal's fundamental rights. For some, the issue of animal rights is merely an attempt to improve conditions of animals used for clothing, food, and other products, while others believe animals should ...

A to Z of Biologists (Notable Scientists)

A valuable volume in the Notable Scientists series, A to Z of Biologists uses the device of biography as a way to put a human face on science - a method that adds immediacy to the prose for the high schooler who might have an interest in pursuing a career in biology. This comprehensive survey featur...

Rosalind Franklin: Photographing Biomolecules (Trailblazers in Science and Technology)

Growing up in the interwar period in London, Rosalind Franklin was determined to become a scientist, defying her father's wishes. After World War II, Franklin worked at the French government's central chemical research laboratory, where she learned X-ray crystallography. This technique relies on a b...

The History of Medicine (World History Series)

The profession of medicine has existed almost since the beginning of human history. Only after healing joined forces with science, however, did physicians make much progress in learning to prevent and heal injury and disease. Halting though it has been, the progress of medicine has also been marked ...

Rita Levi-Montalcini: Discoverer of Nerve Growth Factor (Makers of Modern Science)

Examines the life of Rita Levi-Montalcini, a woman scientist who won the Nobel Prize for her research in neurology.

Nikola Tesla: Harnessing Electricity (Trailblazers in Science and Technology)

Chronicles the life and career of Nikola Tesla, world-reknowned inventor and engineer, and the legend behind alternating current.