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Solar
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Ian McEwan |
Michael Beard ist Physiker und Frauenheld. Er hat den Nobelpreis erhalten, doch ist er alles andere als nobel: Im Beruf ruht er sich auf seinen Lorbeeren aus, privat hält es ihn auf Dauer bei keiner … |
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Jane Addams and Hull House
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Deborah Kent |
A biography of the social worker who defended the oppressed, promoted education for the poor, worked for world peace, and founded Hull House, a settlement house in the industrial slums of Chicago. |
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Jane Addams
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David Armentrout,Patricia Armentrout |
A biography of the woman who founded Hull-House, one of the first settlement houses in the United States, and who later became involved in the international peace movement |
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Barbara McClintock
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Kathleen Tracy |
Presents the life and career of the geneticist who in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize for her study of maize cells. |
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John Steinbeck
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Catherine Reef |
An introduction to the life and most significant works of American author John Steinbeck. |
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Marie Curie
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Mollie Keller |
A biography of the Polish-born chemist who was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1903 for the discovery of radium. |
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The 1000 Wisest Things Ever Said Wisdom Of The Nobel Prize Winners
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David Pratt |
xv, 270 p. ; 20 cm |
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Mother Teresa
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Betsy Lee |
A biography of the nun who for her many years of working with poor and outcast people has been recognized with the 1980 Nobel Peace Prize. |
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Nobel Prize winners
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Carlotta Hacker |
Chronicles the lives and achievements of women who have received Nobel Prizes in a variety of fields, including Aung San Suu Kyi, Barbara McClintock, and Nadine Gordimer. |
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Mother Teresa
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Elaine Murray Stone |
Describes the life of the nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity, gained wide recognition for her humaniitarian efforts in Calcutta and elsewhere, and was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. |
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Luminous pursuit
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Osamu Shimomura |
This book narrates the uniquely intertwined life and scientific career of Nobel laureate Osamu Shimomura, with particular attention to his discovery of aequorin and Green Fluorescent Protein (GFP). I… |
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My Twentieth Century Evening and Other Small Breakthroughs
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Kazuo Ishiguro |
Presents the author and Nobel Prize winner's lecture in literature, revealing his influences and what he thinks about the future of literature. |
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Histoire du prix Nobel
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Antoine Jacob |
256 p. : 22 cm |
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Henry Kissinger
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Fred L. Israel |
A biography of the German immigrant whose family came to the United States to escape Nazi persecution of Jews and who served this country as secretary of state under two Presidents. |
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Imagining the elephant
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Christopher L. Vaughan |
Biography of Allan MacLeod Cormack, a physicist who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1979 for his pioneering contributions to the development of the computer-assisted tomography (CAT) scan… |
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The Mother Teresa story
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Maria Shrady |
Describes the life of the European nun who went to India as a missionary, followed the call of God to found a new order, and gained wide recognition and the Nobel Peace Prize for her work with the si… |
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Anwar el-Sadat
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Deborah Nodler Rosen |
A biography of the Egyptian president who won the Nobel peace prize for his efforts in ending Arab-Israeli conflict. |
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Frederick Banting and the discovery of insulin
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John Bankston |
Recounts the life of the Canadian doctor and how his research led to the discovery of insulin and a treatment for diabetes. |
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In search of peace
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Edith Patterson Meyer |
Presents information about the individuals and organizations who have been recipients of the Nobel Peace Prize. |
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Jane Addams
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Gail Faithfull Keller |
An easy-to-read biography of the woman who founded Hull House, one of the first social settlement houses in the United States. |
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