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Oswald Avery and the Story of DNA
Vesta-Nadine Severs, Jim Whiting
Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Nov. 1, 2001)Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies.His research led to a new understanding of DNA which led to DNA fingerprinting, and paternity testing
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Chester Carlson and the Development of Xerography
Susan Zannos
Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Aug. 15, 2002)Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies.The story of the man whose determination to simplify the process of copying documents led to the invention of xerography.
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Wilhelm Roentgen and the Discovery of X-Rays
Kimberly Garcia
Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Pub Inc, April 1, 2002)Presents the biography of the German scientist Wilhelm Roentgen and the story of how he discovered x rays.
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Secrets of Light
Anna Claybourne
Library Binding (Benchmark Books, Sept. 1, 2010)Explains the properties of light, focusing on colors, shadows, electricity, photographs, and the importance of light to living things.
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Charles Richter and the Story of the Richter Scale
Susan Zannos
Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, July 15, 2003)A biography of the American scientist, Charles Richter, who developed a scale for measuring the intensity of earthquakes.
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Tim Berners-Lee and the Development of the World Wide Web
Ann Gaines
Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers, Nov. 1, 2001)Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies.English computer scientist who invented the software known as the World Wide Web
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Raymond Damadian and the Development of MRI
Marylou Morano Kjelle
Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Pub Inc, Oct. 1, 2002)Presents the biography of Raymond Damadian and the story of how he developed MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) technology and fought to protect his patent from infringement.
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Christiaan Barnard and the Story of the First Successful Heart Transplant
John Bankston
Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Pub Inc, April 1, 2002)Introduces the surgeon who in 1967 became the first to successfully transplant a donor heart into another human being.
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Top Secret Science in Cybercrime and Espionage
Ellen Rodger
Paperback (Crabtree Pub Co, April 30, 2019)"Spying and surveillance has always relied on cutting-edge science to push the boundaries. The same techniques are often used today by hackers to commit online data security breaches. This intriguing book will captivate readers who have an interest in spymaker gadgets, computer science, and biometric data for online identification and security."--
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