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  • Galileo

    Paul Mason

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 2001)
    Describes the life and work of Galileo, who changed the way people perceived the galaxy by offering objective evidence that the Earth was not the fixed center of the universe.
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  • Isaac Newton

    Tony Allan

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 2001)
    A portrait of the physicist's life assesses his accomplishments in the field of science, his rescue of the British mint and its currency, his intellectual battles with his colleagues, and his fascination with religious ideas.
    Y

  • Alexander Fleming

    Steve Parker

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 2001)
    A biography of the scientist whose work studying bacteria and whose discovery of penicillin helped save many lives and led to further improvements in medical treatment.
    Z

  • James Watt

    Neil Champion

    Library Binding (Heinemann/Raintree, Oct. 1, 2000)
    A biography of the eighteenth-century Scottish inventor and engineer whose improved designs of the steam engine made its wide use possible.
    S

  • Albert Einstein

    Struan Reid

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 2002)
    Traces the life and work of the famous physicist, from his childhood in Germany and education in Switzerland through the development of his theories of relativity to his campaign for peace after World War II.
    W

  • Francis Drake

    Neil Champion

    Paperback (Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, March 15, 2002)
    This volume is part of a biography series exploring the lives and achievements of important inventors and pioneers. As well as providing the life story of Francis Drake and an analysis of his work, this book places his achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes: a look at the ongoing impact of Drake's work; quotes and writings from the newspapers and journals of the time; and information about the men and women who affected his life and work.

  • Groundbreakers: James Watt

    Neil Champion

    Paperback (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Aug. 15, 2001)
    A biography of James Watt. As well as providing his life story and analysis of his work, the text places his achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes quotes and writings from newspapers and journals of the time; a look at the ongoing impact of his work; and information about his rivals and the men and women who affected his life and work.

  • Marie Curie

    Ann Fullick

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, March 1, 2003)
    A biography of Marie Curie. As well as providing her life story and analysis of her work, the text places her achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes quotes and writings from newspapers and journals of the time; a look at the ongoing impact of her work; and information about her rivals and the men and women who affected her life and work.
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  • Ferdinand Magellan

    Struan Reid

    Paperback (Heinemann/Raintree, April 1, 2001)
    A biography of the Portuguese explorer who organized the first circumnavigation of the world, which provided information about the actual size and shape of the world.
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  • Groundbreakers: Charles Babbage

    Neil Champion

    Paperback (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, Aug. 15, 2001)
    A biography of Charles Babbage. As well as providing his life story and analysis of his work, the text places his achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes quotes and writings from newspapers and journals of the time; a look at the ongoing impact of his work; and information about his rivals and the men and women who affected his life and work.

  • Groundbreakers: Diane Fossey

    Richard Wood, Sara Wood

    Hardcover (Heinemann Educational Books - Library Division, March 1, 2001)
    A biography of Diane Fossey. As well as providing a full life story and analysis of her work, it places her achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes quotes and writings from newspapers and journals of the time; a look at the ongoing impact of her work; and information about her rivals and the men and women who affected her life and work.

  • Florence Nightingale

    John Malam

    Paperback (Heinemann Educational Books Ltd, March 16, 2002)
    This volume is part of a biography series exploring the lives and achievements of important inventors and pioneers of science. As well as providing the life story of Florence Nightingale and an analysis of her work, this book places her achievements in context by looking at the technological and historical context of the time. The book includes: a look at the ongoing impact of Nightingale's work; quotes and writings from the newspapers and journals of the time; and information about the men and women who affected her life and work.