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1) Stolen science: thirteen untold stories of scientists and inventors almost written out of history
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2021.
Physical Desc
122 pages : color illustrations ; 24 cm
Description
"Over the centuries, women, people from underrepresented communities, and immigrants overcame prejudices and social obstacles to make remarkable discoveries in science-but they weren't the ones to receive credit in history books. People with more power, money, and prestige were remembered as the inventor of the telephone, the scientists who decoded the structure of DNA, and the doctor who discovered the cause of yellow fever. This book aims to set...
Series
Publisher
A&E Home Video
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (ca. 50 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Description
From his historic voyage on the Beagle to his personal anguish over publicizing his findings, this is a fascinating profile of the life and times of the great naturalist.
Author
Publisher
Charlesbridge Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
48 pages cm
Description
"A science educator honors children's curiosity and pockets full of "stuff" by introducing nine scientists who collected natural treasures when they were young. Collecting, sorting, and playing with shells, stones, and other objects taught these young people how to observe, classify, and discover"--
Author
Publisher
Yosemite Conservancy
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
128 pages : chiefly color illustrations ; 26 cm
Description
This is the story of John Muir's adventurous lie, from his wild and playful boyhood in Scotland to his legendary exploits in America, where he became an inventor, a global explorer, and the first modern environmentalist--and even made friends with a president! His heart was always in the outdoors and he aimed to experience all he could. He swung through a windstorm at the top of a tall tree, clilmbed too many mountains to count, and rode an avalanche...
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton
Pub. Date
c2011
Physical Desc
x, 464 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Description
"The Species Seekers takes us back in time--before the words 'scientist' or 'biologist' even existed--to an era when a popular fever for the natural world swept through humanity. Discovering new species wasn't a rarefied pastime; it was a pandemic, a social disease that struck every corner of society, claiming such notables as Thomas Jefferson, who laid out mastodon bones on the floor of the White House, and Mark Twain, who wanted to explore the Amazon...
Author
Publisher
J. Paul Getty Museum
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
95 pages
Description
In 1660, at the age of thirteen, Maria Sibylla Merian (1647-1717) began her study of butterfly metamorphosis years before any other scientist published an accurate description of the process. Later, Merian and her daughter ventured thousands of miles from their home in the Netherlands into the rainforests of South America seeking new and amazing insects to observe and illustrate.
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