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Sensational scientists : the journeys and discoveries of 24 men and women of science / Barry Shell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Vancouver : Raincoast Books ; Berkeley, Calif. : [Distributed by] Publishers Group West, c2005.Description: vi, 202 p. : ill. map ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 1551927276
  • 9781551927275 (pbk.)
  • 9781415677759 (Follett bdg.)
  • 1415677751
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 509/.2/271 B 22
  • 509/.2/271 22
LOC classification:
  • Q141 .S299 2005
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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.
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Updated and expanded version of: Great Canadian Scientists. (Polestar, 1997).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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.

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