Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Niels Bohr Niels Bohr Spangenburg, Ray,Ray Spangenburg,Diane Kit Moser This book is concise and to the point. It explores Bohr's life and his work on the atom. It also concisely presents the work and a short biography of other physicists that worked on quantum theory an… OL14855244W
Charles Babbage Charles Babbage Neil Champion,Charles Babbage Examines the life and contributions of the English mathematician and inventor, whose work with calculating machines caused him to be called the father of the modern computer. OL16045066W
Young Amelia Earhart Young Amelia Earhart Sarah Alcott,James Anton,Susan Alcott A simple biography of the pilot who became the first woman to fly alone across the Atlantic Ocean. OL3748991W
Marie Curie, brave scientist Marie Curie, brave scientist Keith Brandt,Karen Milone,Brandt, Keith A brief biography focusing on the youth of the scientist who twice received the Nobel Prize for her work with radium. OL4090564W
Carl Sagan Carl Sagan Ellen Butts,Joyce R. Schwartz,Ellen R. Butts A biography of the celebrity scientist who brought astronomy to books, magazines, and television, as well as to his Cornell University classroom. OL473032W