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100 Most Popular Scientists for Young Adults
Kendall Haven
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Description for 100 Most Popular Scientists for Young Adults
Hardcover. Revealing the life and career histories of successful 20th-century scientists, this resource offers students a research tool and a practical guide to launching a science career. Scientists mentioned in this book include: Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Dian Fossey and Margaret Meade. Series: Popular Authors Series. Num Pages: 525 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: PDX; YNK; YNN; YQS. Category: (EJ) Primary; (ES) Secondary; (J) Children / Juvenile. Dimension: 180 x 263 x 34. Weight in Grams: 1146.
Revealing the career histories of successful 20th century scientists, this exciting resource offers students fascinating reads, a wonderful research tool, and tips to launching a science career. They'll learn about Robert Ballard, the oceanographer who discovered the Titanic; Annie Wauneka, who eradicated TB among the Navajo; and Chien-Shiung Wu, a physicist who worked on the Manhattan project. They will also find information about many Nobel Prize winners and such familiar personalities as Sally Ride, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Jacques Cousteau, Dian Fossey, and Margaret Mead. Physical, earth, and life sciences are represented, with a focus on contemporary North Americans. Descriptions ... Read more
Revealing the career histories of successful 20th century scientists, this exciting resource offers students fascinating reads, a wonderful research tool, and tips to launching a science career. They'll learn about Robert Ballard, the oceanographer who discovered the Titanic; Annie Wauneka, who eradicated TB among the Navajo; and Chien-Shiung Wu, a physicist who worked on the Manhattan project. They will also find information about many Nobel Prize winners and such familiar personalities as Sally Ride, Carl Sagan, Stephen Hawking, Jacques Cousteau, Dian Fossey, and Margaret Mead. Physical, earth, and life sciences are represented, with a focus on contemporary North Americans. Descriptions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1999
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United States
Number of pages
525
Condition
New
Series
Popular Authors Series
Number of Pages
525
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781563086748
SKU
V9781563086748
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Kendall Haven
KENDALL HAVEN is a nationally recognized master storyteller and the author of numerous books, including Marvels of Math, Write Right!, and Close Encounters with Deadly Dangers. A former research scientist, he is based in Fulton, California. DONNA CLARK is an award-winning freelance writer based in Sacramento, California. She has published in national magazines, local publications, and literary journals and ... Read more
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