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Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists
4 Reviews
(3)
YA
Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists series.
This well-organized series outlines the lives and achievements of major figures in the title scientific disciplines. Each section begins with biographical information and ends with a timeline that includes both the person's scientific discoveries and social and political events of the time. Sidebars highlight lasting impact and connections to other scientists. Photographs and illustrations complement the sophisticated texts (printed in a small font). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists titles: Chemistry, Earth, and Space Sciences, Life Sciences, Philosophy, Invention, and Engineering, and Physical Sciences.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
(3)
YA
Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists series.
This well-organized series outlines the lives and achievements of major figures in the title scientific disciplines. Each section begins with biographical information and ends with a timeline that includes both the person's scientific discoveries and social and political events of the time. Sidebars highlight lasting impact and connections to other scientists. Photographs and illustrations complement the sophisticated texts (printed in a small font). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists titles: Chemistry, Earth, and Space Sciences, Life Sciences, Philosophy, Invention, and Engineering, and Physical Sciences.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
(3)
YA
Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists series.
This well-organized series outlines the lives and achievements of major figures in the title scientific disciplines. Each section begins with biographical information and ends with a timeline that includes both the person's scientific discoveries and social and political events of the time. Sidebars highlight lasting impact and connections to other scientists. Photographs and illustrations complement the sophisticated texts (printed in a small font). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists titles: Chemistry, Earth, and Space Sciences, Life Sciences, Philosophy, Invention, and Engineering, and Physical Sciences.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
(3)
YA
Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists series.
This well-organized series outlines the lives and achievements of major figures in the title scientific disciplines. Each section begins with biographical information and ends with a timeline that includes both the person's scientific discoveries and social and political events of the time. Sidebars highlight lasting impact and connections to other scientists. Photographs and illustrations complement the sophisticated texts (printed in a small font). Reading list, websites. Glos., ind. Review covers these Facts at Your Fingertips: Great Scientists titles: Chemistry, Earth, and Space Sciences, Life Sciences, Philosophy, Invention, and Engineering, and Physical Sciences.
Reviewer: Rebecca Hachmyer
4 reviews
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