Books in Great Minds of Science series

Describes the history of smallpox and how the research of a scientist not only led to a vaccination against the disease, but opened up a new era in medicine that has saved countless lives.

Profiles the lives of Louis and Mary Leakey and their dedication to the study of human evolution.

This title is a brief, yet informative, biography on Charles Drew. Readers will learn about Drews early life, personal life, and all about his contributions to science, blood banking, and blood transfusions. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Traces the life and career of the famous physicist, discusses the theory of relativity, and assesses his impact on modern science.

Profiles the life of the Frenchman who is considered the founder of modern chemistry and biochemistry because of his discovery of oxygen and his work on combustion and respiration.

Profiles the life of the Frenchman who is considered the founder of modern chemistry and biochemistry, because of his discovery of oxygen and his work on combustion and respiration

Offers a look at the amazing scientific discoveries this seventeenth-century scientist made with regard to how blood flows in and pumps through the body--forever changing the study of medicine as it was known.

A biography of the seventeenth-century English scientist who formulated the theory of gravity.

This title is a brief, yet informative, biography on Sylvia Earle. Readers will learn about Earles early life, personal life, and all about her contributions to science, marine biology, and conversation.

Profiles the life and accomplishments of the third-century B.C. Greek mathematician and inventor, including his geometrical discoveries, solar system model, and military machines.

A biography of the Danish physicist who won a Nobel Prize for his discoveries about the nature of the atom, saved thousands of Jews from the Nazis, and, after helping to develop the atomic bomb, campaigned for peaceful uses of atomic energy.

Presents the life and accomplishments of the man who established the orbital theory of the atom.