Bibliograph

Unsung heroes of science, by Todd Kortemeier

Type

Label

Unsung heroes of science, by Todd Kortemeier

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

resource.interestAgeLevel

Ages 8 to 11.

resource.interestGradeLevel

Grades 4 to 6Grades 3 to 6.

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Unsung heroes of science

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

939910942

Responsibility statement

by Todd Kortemeier

Series statement

Unsung heroes

Summary

"From fossil hunters to nuclear researchers, this book introduces remarkable individuals whose contributions to science were often overlooked"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Mary Anning hunts for fossils -- Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers pulsars -- Marie Daly earns chemistry PHD -- Charles Drew makes blood banks possible -- Carlos Juan Finlay finds the cause of yellow fever -- Rosalind Franklin discovers the structure of DNA -- Lue Gim Gong saves Florida's citrus industry -- Ernest E. Just changes how we look at cells -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt calculates distances of the universe -- Lise Meitner helps discover nuclear fission -- Charles Henry Turner discovers amazing insect facts -- Chien-Shiung Wu pioneers nuclear research

Target audience

pre adolescent

Classification