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Lives of the scientists, experiments, explosions (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

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Lives of the scientists, experiments, explosions (and what the neighbors thought), written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (page 96)
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collective biography
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illustrations
Index
no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Lives of the scientists
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
835189574
Responsibility statement
written by Kathleen Krull ; illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt
Sub title
experiments, explosions (and what the neighbors thought)
Summary
Profiles many of history's most noteworthy scientists, from Zhang Heng and Isaac Newton to Albert Einstein and Barbara McClintock, sharing lesser-known facts about their favorite activities, relationships, and eccentricities
Table Of Contents
Dragons and grogs / Zhang Heng -- Writing on horseback / Ibn Sina -- Full of stars--and himself / Galileo -- The importance of an apple / Isaac Newton -- "Promise not to call me a lunatic" / William and Caroline Herschel -- Throwing up at the sight of blood / Charles Darwin -- Caterpillars in the lab / Louis Pasteur -- Very famous dogs / Ivan Pavlov -- Science can be delicious / George Washington Carver -- A blue-green glow / Marie Curie -- Fooling around for eight hours a day / Albert Einstein -- Cowboy songs in the dark / Edwin Hubble -- Watering corn with her tears / Barbara McClintock -- "Computers were more fun" / Grace Murray Hopper -- Imagining surf / Rachel Carson -- "A dear old friend" / Chien-Shiung Wu -- "Two people are better than one" / James D. Watson and Francis Crick -- From waitress to world expert / Jane Goodall
Target audience
juvenile
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