Sensational scientists : the journeys and discoveries of 24 men and women of science /
Barry Shell.
- Vancouver : Berkeley, Calif. : Raincoast Books ; [Distributed by] Publishers Group West, c2005.
- vi, 202 p. : ill. map ; 23 cm.
Updated and expanded version of: Great Canadian Scientists. (Polestar, 1997).
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Sid Altman -- Willard S. Boyle -- Bertram Neville Brockhouse -- Robert Carroll -- H. S. M. Coxeter -- Roger Willis Daley -- Henri Darmon -- Birutä Galdikas -- Gerhard Herzberg -- Werner Israel -- Doreen Kimura -- Charles J. Krebs -- Julia Levy -- Walter Lewis & Memory Elvin-Lewis -- Tak Wah Mak -- John Charles Polanyi -- Hubert Reeves -- William Ricker -- Michael Smith -- Louis Taillefer -- Lap-Chee Tsui -- Endel Tulving -- Irene Ayako Uchida.
Twenty-four profiles of scientists in a variety of fields including chemistry, biochemistry, and genetics along with diagrams, photographs, and educational experiments designed to inspire discussions on how to pursue a career in science.
Scientists--Canada--Biography--Juvenile literature. Discoveries in science--Juvenile literature. Scientists. Discoveries in science. Scientists--Canada--Biography. Discoveries in science.