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100 Most Popular Scientists for Young Adults: Biographical Sketches and Professional Paths
Contributor(s): Haven, Kendall (Author), Clark, Donna (Author)

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 ISBN: 1563086743     ISBN-13: 9781563086748
Publisher: Libraries Unlimited
OUR PRICE: $92.40  

Binding Type: Hardcover - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: May 1999
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Annotation: 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 of each scientist's most important contributions and biographical sketches are accompanied by words of advice to today's students who wish to establish a science career. Photos of some of the scientists illustrate the text, and lists for further reading are included.

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BISAC Categories:
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Science & Nature - General (see Also Headings Under Animals Or Technology)
- Juvenile Nonfiction | Careers
Dewey: 509.22
LCCN: 99013755
Age Level: 13-17
Grade Level: 8-12
Series: Profiles and Pathways
Physical Information: 1.54" H x 7.33" W x 10.37" L (2.92 lbs) 525 pages
Features: Bibliography, Ikids, Illustrated, Index
Review Citations: Booklist 10/01/1999 pg. 386
School Library Journal 11/01/1999 pg. 80
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2000 pg. 605
Rec Ref Bks for Small/Med Libr 01/01/2000 pg. 239
Library Journal 11/01/1999
 
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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 of each scientist's most important contributions and biographical sketches are accompanied by words of advice to today's students who wish to establish a science career. Photos of some of the scientists illustrate the text, and lists for further reading are included.
 
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