Books with title How Did We Find Out About Genes?

Describes Mendel's experiments breeding pea plants, the work of Muller and de Vries with mutations, Flemming's discovery of chromosomes and Morgan's work with fruit flies

Traces the developing knowledge about germs from the first sighting of them under a primitive microscope to modern medicine's new methods of combating them.

Traces the developing knowledge about heredity from the plant breeding experiments of Gregor Mendel to the use of x rays to produce mutations and the effect of natural mutations on the evolution of species.

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Describes the discovery of deoxyribonucleic acid, or DNA, a complex molecule found in all cells and which plays a vital part in heredity

Traces the developing knowledge about germs from the first sighting of them under a primitive microscope to modern medicine's new methods of combating them.

Describes the experiments which led to the discovery of major vitamins and explains common vitamin-deficiency diseases

Describes the origin, composition, and historical and modern uses of petroleum.

Discusses the concept of atoms and evidence of their existence accumulated since the time of the Greeks.

Chronicles the work of many scientists and the accumulation of evidence, from Greek theorizing to the invention of the field-emission microscope, culminating in the discovery, identification, and study of atoms

Traces the origin of numbers and the development of the Roman, Egyptian, and Hindu systems of numerals.

Traces the discovery, development, and use of laser beams, from the research work of Einstein, Planck, and Towne, to the use of laser technology for everything from supermarket checkouts to eye surgery