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In the nineteenth century, the new field of medical bacteriology identified microorganisms and explained how they spread disease. This book interweaves the history of this …
Seeking to replicate the success of his New York electric central station throughout the United States and in Europe and Latin America, Thomas A. Edison vowed to become a "business …
Two decades after the American Civil War, no name was more closely associated with the nation's inventive and entrepreneurial spirit than that of Thomas Edison. The restless …
Separating man from genius, Einstein offers a startling new portrait of the iconic physicist. Wild-haired eccentric, revolutionary scientist, peace activist, Albert Einstein is …
This biography of the eminent naturalist explores his life and pioneering work through the rapidly changing world of 19th and 20th century science.For centuries naturalists have …
Here, in this first biographical study of James Joseph Sylvester, Karen Hunger Parshall makes a signal contribution to the history of mathematics, Victorian history, and the …
A masterful biography of Alfred Wegener (1880–1930), the German scientist who discovered continental drift.Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title of the Choice ACRLAlfred …
A neuroscientist explores the biological bases of schizophrenia and tells the heartbreaking story of his own brother's battle with the disease.When bright lives are derailed by …
Lured by a top academic position sponsored by the Prussian Academy of Sciences, Albert Einstein moved from Zurich to Berlin in 1914 and lived there until 1932, just weeks before …
The life story of Jeanne Simons, whose own autism informed her pioneering work with autistic children.Jeanne Simons devoted her career as a social worker and educator to the study, …