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Profiles of some of history's greatest scientists-- and fun experiments that demonstrate their theories!
Janice VanCleave's Scientists Through the Ages profiles the lives and work of more than twenty-five important thinkers in astronomy, biology, chemistry, earth science, and physics. This exciting book includes short biographies of the scientists, descriptions of their contributions to science, and simple experiments that reveal some of their most important discoveries.
You'll meet scientists from every part of the world and every age, from Archimedes to Einstein, Galileo Galilei to Maria Mitchell, and Mary Anning to Marie Curie. Every experiment can be performed at home or in the classroom with safe, inexpensive materials. So find out how these famous scientists made life better for all of us, and start your own explorations with these fun and easy experiments!
Contents
Acknowledgments v
Introduction 1
Part I. Types of Scientists 3
1. Astronomers 4
2. Biologists 9
3. Chemists 13
4. Earth Scientists 17
5. Physicists 22
Part Ii. Scientists 27
6. Alhazen 28
7. Mary Anning 31
8. Archimedes 35
9. Alexander Graham Bell 39
10. Rachel Carson 43
11. Marie and Pierre Curie 47
12. Thomas Alva Edison 52
13. Albert Einstein 56
14. Alexander Fleming 62
15. Benjamin Franklin 66
16. Galileo Galilei 71
17. Caroline and William Herschel 77
18. Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier 81
19. Henrietta Leavitt 85
20. Antoni van Leeuwenhoek 89
21. Maria Mitchell 93
22. Sir Isaac Newton 97
23. Louis Pasteur 101
24. Sir Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford) 105
25. Rosalyn Sussman Yalow 108
Appendix: Red Cabbage Indicator 111
Scientist Timeline 112
Glossary 113
Index 119
