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Willem Kolff and the Invention of the Dialysis Machine

Age 9-12
Grade 4-6

Kathleen Tracy

Willem Kolff and the Invention of the Dialysis Machine

Library Binding (Mitchell Lane Publishers Oct. 16, 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.

Story of the doctor who invented the artificial kidney, or dialysis machine after watching helplessly as countless patients died from renal failure.

Series
Unlocking the Secrets of Science
ISBN
1584151358 / 9781584151357
Pages
48
Weight
10.2 oz.
Dimensions
7.2 x 0.4 in.

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