Great Minds of Science Series

31 primary works • 31 total works

Albert Einstein: Physicist and Genius

by Joyce Goldenstern

3.60 · 20 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1994 · 5 editions

Traces the life and career of the famous physicist…

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Alexander Fleming: The Man Who Discovered Penicillin

by Salvatore Tocci

4.75 · 4 Ratings · published 2002 · 1 edition

A biography of Alexander Fleming, the discoverer o…

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Antoine Lavoisier: Founder of Modern Chemistry

by Lisa Yount

4.07 · 15 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 4 editions

Profiles the life of the Frenchman who is consider…

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Antoni van Leeuwenhoek: First to See Microscopic Life

by Lisa Yount

4.22 · 18 Ratings · 7 Reviews · published 1996 · 6 editions

Using microscopes he made himself, Antoni van Leeu…

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Archimedes: Mathematical Genius Of The Ancient World

by Mary Gow

3.67 · 9 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 1 edition

Profiles the life and accomplishments of the third…

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Aristotle: Philosopher and Scientist

by Margaret J. Anderson

4.00 · 9 Ratings · published 2004 · 5 editions

Discusses the life and times of the ancient Greek …

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Barbara McClintock: Genius of Genetics

by Naomi Pasachoff

3.00 · 2 Ratings · published 2006 · 1 edition

Learn about this pioneering scientist in the field…

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Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification

by Margaret J. Anderson

4.08 · 24 Ratings · 9 Reviews · published 1997 · 5 editions

Profiles the life of the eighteenth-century Swedis…

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Charles Darwin: Naturalist

by Margaret J. Anderson

4.00 · 12 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1994 · 6 editions

Recounts the life and accomplishments of the autho…

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Copernicus: Founder of Modern Astronomy

by Catherine M. Andronik

3.73 · 22 Ratings · 5 Reviews · published 1994 · 4 editions

Discusses the life and career of the sixteenth-cen…

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Edward Jenner: Conqueror of Smallpox

by Ana María Rodríguez

4.22 · 9 Ratings · published 2006 · 2 editions

An introduction to the life and career of the Engl…

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Edwin Hubble: Discoverer of Galaxies

by Claire L. Datnow

3.87 · 15 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1997 · 4 editions

It was not always known that the Milky Way is just…

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Ernest Rutherford: Father Of Nuclear Science

by Naomi Pasachoff

4.00 · 8 Ratings · published 2005 · 3 editions

Presents the life and accomplishments of the man w…

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Galileo: Astronomer and Physicist, Revised Edition

by Paul Hightower

3.83 · 6 Ratings · 1 edition

Many historians credit Galileo as the "founder of …

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Gregor Mendel: Father of Genetics

by Roger Klare

3.75 · 16 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 1997 · 3 editions

Examines the life and work of the nineteenth-centu…

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Isaac Newton: The Greatest Scientist of All Time

by Margaret J. Anderson

3.84 · 19 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1996 · 4 editions

A biography of the seventeenth-century English sci…

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Ivan Pavlov: Exploring the Mysteries of Behavior

by Barbara R. Saunders

4.40 · 5 Ratings · published 2006 · 2 editions

"Learn about the Russian scientist who introduced …

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Johannes Kepler: Discovering the Laws of Planetary Motion

by Mary Gow

4.00 · 3 Ratings · published 2003 · 2 editions

A biography of Johannes Kepler, the astronomer and…

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Jonas Salk: Creator of the Polio Vaccine

by Salvatore Tocci

3.67 · 3 Ratings · published 2003 · 1 edition

A biography of the American doctor and medical res…

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The Leakeys: Uncovering the Origins of Humankind

by Margaret Poynter

3.75 · 8 Ratings · 1 Reviews · published 1997 · 3 editions

Profiles the lives of Louis and Mary Leakey and th…

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Leonardo da Vinci: Genius Of Art And Science

by Jennifer Reed

4.33 · 3 Ratings · published 2005 · 1 edition

Provides a look at the life and works of Leonardo …

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Lise Meitner: Pioneer of Nuclear Fission

by Janet Hamilton

4.75 · 4 Ratings · published 1997 · 1 edition

Profiles the life and career of physicist Lisa Mei…

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Louis Pasteur: Disease Fighter

by Linda Wasmer Smith

5.00 · 2 Ratings · 1 edition

Presents a biography of the noted French scientist…

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Marie Curie: Discoverer of Radium

by Margaret Poynter

2.67 · 3 Ratings · published 1994 · 4 editions

-- Over-100-page biographies that chronicle the li…

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Niels Bohr: Physicist and Humanitarian

by Naomi Pasachoff

4.08 · 13 Ratings · 4 Reviews · published 2003 · 1 edition

A biography of the Danish physicist who won a Nobe…

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Robert Boyle: Pioneer Of Experimental Chemistry

by Mary Gow

4.00 · 5 Ratings · published 2005 · 1 edition

A biography of the seventeenth-century scientist w…

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Robert Hooke: Creative Genius, Scientist, Inventor

by Mary Gow

0.00 · published 2006 · 1 edition

"Learn about the life of this versatile English sc…

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Sigmund Freud: Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind

by John Bankston

3.33 · 3 Ratings · published 2006 · 1 edition

Examines the life and work of the Austrian doctor …

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Stephen Hawking: Breaking The Boundaries Of Time And Space

by John Bankston

3.30 · 10 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2005 · 2 editions

Discusses the life and work of the brilliant physi…

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Tycho Brahe: Astronomer

by Mary Gow

4.00 · 5 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 2002 · 1 edition

Presents the life and work of the famous sixteenth…

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William Harvey: Discoverer of How Blood Circulates

by Lisa Yount

3.00 · 6 Ratings · 2 Reviews · published 1994 · 7 editions

-- Over-100-page biographies that chronicle the li…

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Great Minds of Science Series

Shelve Albert Einstein: Physicist and Genius

Shelve Alexander Fleming: The Man Who Discovered Penicillin

Shelve Antoine Lavoisier: Founder of Modern Chemistry

Shelve Antoni van Leeuwenhoek: First to See Microscopic Life

Shelve Archimedes: Mathematical Genius Of The Ancient World

Shelve Aristotle: Philosopher and Scientist

Shelve Barbara McClintock: Genius of Genetics

Shelve Carl Linnaeus: Father of Classification

Shelve Charles Darwin: Naturalist

Shelve Copernicus: Founder of Modern Astronomy

Shelve Edward Jenner: Conqueror of Smallpox

Shelve Edwin Hubble: Discoverer of Galaxies

Shelve Ernest Rutherford: Father Of Nuclear Science

Shelve Galileo: Astronomer and Physicist, Revised Edition

Shelve Gregor Mendel: Father of Genetics

Shelve Isaac Newton: The Greatest Scientist of All Time

Shelve Ivan Pavlov: Exploring the Mysteries of Behavior

Shelve Johannes Kepler: Discovering the Laws of Planetary Motion

Shelve Jonas Salk: Creator of the Polio Vaccine

Shelve The Leakeys: Uncovering the Origins of Humankind

Shelve Leonardo da Vinci: Genius Of Art And Science

Shelve Lise Meitner: Pioneer of Nuclear Fission

Shelve Louis Pasteur: Disease Fighter

Shelve Marie Curie: Discoverer of Radium

Shelve Niels Bohr: Physicist and Humanitarian

Shelve Robert Boyle: Pioneer Of Experimental Chemistry

Shelve Robert Hooke: Creative Genius, Scientist, Inventor

Shelve Sigmund Freud: Exploring the Mysteries of the Mind

Shelve Stephen Hawking: Breaking The Boundaries Of Time And Space

Shelve Tycho Brahe: Astronomer

Shelve William Harvey: Discoverer of How Blood Circulates