100 Most Popular Scientists for Young Adults: Biographical Sketches and Professional Paths

by Kendall Haven and Donna Clark

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563086743
• ISBN13: 9781563086748
• Release Date: May 1999
• Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
• Length: 525 Pages
• Weight: 2.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.3" x 10.4"
• Age Range: 13 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 8 to 12