Product Description: We owe our understanding of the world around us to the insights and experiments of countless scientists. This volume introduces just over one hundred of the most influential figures in the history of the field. It spans thousands of years, from Thales of Miletus (who flourished in the sixth century BCE) to living luminaries, such as Craig Mello, Neil deGrasse Tyson, and Shinya Yamanaka...read more

Product Description: Showcases the work and achievements of 12 of the worlds most influential scientists. Each spread contains fascinating facts about each scientist and how their accomplishments helped change the world.

FOR USE IN SCHOOLS AND LIBRARIES ONLY. Discover fun facts about the greatest scientists from history through Basher's fresh and unique illustration style. Did you know that Marie Curie used to keep radioactive materials in her pockets? Or that Mendeleyev literally dreamed up his famous periodic table? Superstars of Science tells the stories behind the big ideas in the fields of physics, chemistry, medicine, mathematics, cosmology, earth sciences, and engineering. Read about 40 great scientists including Newton and Einstein who produced theories that explained the way in which the Universe works, Crick and Watson who uncovered the structure of DNA, and Alexander Graham Bell who had the big idea that became the telephone. Each one of these greats of science has had some vital flash of insight that has changed the way we see the world and the way we live. Come meet the superstars of science!

[Young Adult Nonfiction (Ages 12-17)] [Read by Kevin R. Free][Includes bonus PDF with experiments, tips, and facts: ''Breakthrough Enhance''] In this inspiring and compelling memoir, eighteen-year-old Jack Andraka, who at the age of fifteen created an early-detection test for pancreatic cancer, delves into the challenges and triumphs he faced on the road to his revolutionary discovery.For the first time, teen innovator and scientist Jack Andraka tells the story behind his revolutionary discovery. When a dear family friend passed away from pancreatic cancer, Jack was inspired to create a better method of early cancer detection. At the age of fifteen, he garnered international attention for his breakthrough: a four-cent strip of paper capable of detecting pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers four hundred times more effectively than the previous standard. Jack's story is not just one of dizzying international success; it is a story of overcoming bullying and depression and finding the resilience to persevere. His account inspires young people, who he argues are the most innovative, to fight for the right to be taken seriously and to pursue their own dreams. Do-it-yourself science experiments are included in each chapter, making Breakthrough perfect for STEM curriculum. But above all, Jack's memoir empowers his generation with the knowledge that we can each change the world if we only have the courage to try.

Product Description: This rich compendium examines revolutionary advances in mathematics, physics, science, chemistry, biology and medicine by revealing the lives of the people responsible for them. Just as each generation of new scientific pioneers stands upon the shoulders of the giants who came before them, these biographies build upon each other and tell a collective tale of the development of breakthroughs like the X-ray, radio waves, the Big Bang Theory, and evolution...read more

Product Description: With the Common Core State Standards requiring that young adults read across an assortment of texts within the same genre or theme, these exciting biographical volumes engage readers in critical thinking about science concepts, the writing process, and placing the featured science writers' works in historical context...read more

Product Description: "Do exploration. Do things that are new and different." This is the philosophy that Charles H. Townes has lived by since he was a young boy growing up on a small farm in Greenville, South Carolina. While tending to chores, exploring the outdoors, and tinkering with broken tools and equipment, Townes began what became a lifelong love of exploring and inventing...read more

Product Description: Drinking vomit. Breathing poisonous gasses. Creating two headed dogs. These mad acts arent just the stuff  gross out stories and horror movies. They are real things that real scientists have done in the search for scientific answers.

Product Description: Your students are individuals. Do your teaching materials treat them that way? Feldman's Essentials of Understanding Psychology does. Using a revolutionary revision process, Essentials of Understanding Psychology is a fully integrated learning system that brings the “Students First” goal to a new level...read more

Product Description: Eight fascinating tales of scientists and inventors ahead of their time. In this thought-provoking book, you’ll find out what happened when people weren’t ready to listen to innovators who came up with revolutionary ideas. Discover how Alfred Wegener struggled to convince geologists that the ground beneath our feet is moving, why “mad scientist” Nikola Tesla’s futuristic ideas about electricity were dismissed, why Charles Darwin delayed publishing his controversial theory of evolution for decades, and how Charles Babbage and Ada Lovelace nearly invented the first computer in the 1800s...read more

Product Description: In full color with striking and informative illustrations and photographs, this is a beautiful and eye-catching book that will stand out on the shelf. Includes familiar names like Galileo Galielei and Albert Einstein, as well as lesser-known scientists such as Dmitri Mendeleyev and Linus Pauling...read more

Product Description: Book annotation not available for this title.Title: Eureka!Author: Lin, Yoming S.Publisher: Rosen Pub GroupPublication Date: 2011/08/15Number of Pages: 24Binding Type: LIBRARYLibrary of Congress:

Product Description: Cells are very small but very important parts of all plants and animals. After simple microscopes were invented, scientists discovered cells and began studying them. Cell biologists today use powerful electron microscopes to learn even more about cells...read more

"DK Eyewitness Great Scientists" is an exciting and informative guide to the fascinating lives of the world's most famous thinkers, philosophers, inventors, innovators and pioneers. Stunning photographs offer a unique 'eyewitness' view of the ideas and innovations that have changed the way we live today. Your child will discover all about Benjamin Franklin's electrical charges, Albert Einstein's theory of relativity and the many others whose discoveries have shaped our world. Then use the giant pull-out wall chart to decorate their room. Great for projects or just for fun, make sure your child learns everything they need to know about Great Scientists. Find out more and download amazing clipart images at our associated website.

Product Description: An instant reference source for todays students. this book in the Fact At Your Fingertips series covers the Great Scientists of the world's civiliations, and their contributions in Philosophy, Invention and Engineering.. Arranged in an almanac format, each book includes essential facts and intriguing details about its subject, incorporating biographies, detailed time lines, maps, charts and graphs, color and historical photography, and more, resulting in vibrant historical records...read more

Product Description: An instant reference source for todays students. this book in the Fact At Your Fingertips series covers the Great Scientists of the world's civiliations, and their contributions in Chemistry, Earth and Space Science.. Arranged in an almanac format, each book includes essential facts and intriguing details about its subject, incorporating biographies, detailed time lines, maps, charts and graphs, color and historical photography, and more, resulting in vibrant historical records...read more

Product Description: These books present information about scientists in a biographical form, both individual and collective. Each book includes an interview with a modern day female scientist by Sally Ride Science. Sidebars in "Interview" include quotes, career info, questions to ponder, etc...read more

Product Description: These books present information about scientists in a biographical form, both individual and collective. Each book includes an interview with a modern day female scientist by Sally Ride Science. Sidebars in "Interview" include quotes, career info, questions to ponder, etc...read more