Portraits of Great American Scientists,9781573929325

Portraits of Great American Scientists

by Lederman, Leon M.
ISBN13: 9781573929325
ISBN10: 1573929328
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-10-01
Publisher(s): Prometheus Books
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Summary

These fifteen biographies, written by promising young students from the Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, reveal the many interesting human factors that influenced the lives of successful scientists: how they chose their individual career paths, what obstacles they had to overcome along the way, and where they think science will lead society in the future. They also convey the excitement of discovery that both these established scientists and their young biographers share as they explore their particular scientific interests.

Table of Contents

Preface 7(4)
Introduction 11(14)
Leon M. Lederman
Clifford Geertz: Anthropological Ambassador
25(16)
Noah C. Lauricella
Mary-Clarie King: Pioneering Geneticist
41(20)
Kelly S. McArdle
Marvin Minsky: Mind Maker
61(18)
Margaret J. Anderson
Story Musgrave: Space Docotor
79(20)
M. Blaine Eubanks
Steven Pinker: Language's Bad Boy
99(16)
Susan E. Johnson
Sally Ride: First American Woman in Space
115(18)
Erica L. Ruddy
F. Sherwood Rowland: Controversial Chemist
133(18)
Margaret J. Watt
Vera Rubin: Intergalactic Prospector
151(18)
Anne Katherine Halsall
Paul Sereno: Dinosaur Detective
169(16)
Grace J. Yang
George Smoot: Indiana Jones of Science
185(20)
Stephanie R. Allewalt
Charles Townes: Laser Legend
205(20)
Douglas A. Heintz
Geerat Vermeji: Seeing with His Hands
225(12)
Elizabeth A. Gilbert
E. O. Wilson: Diligent Naturalist
237(16)
Nia H. Dukov
Edward Witten: The Theory of Everything
253(22)
Maria E. Wilson
Dawn Wright: Mapping the Abyss
275(16)
Mike Stukel
Epilogue 291(6)
Leon M. Lederman
Notes 297(6)
Bibliography 303

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