"A classic work of science fiction, this novel was one of the first to explore the world of the atom. The Girl in the Golden Atom is the story of a young chemist who finds a hidden atomic world within his mother's wedding ring...
Chemists
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Author:Cummings, RaySummary: - Author:Kean, Sam.Summary:
A young readers edition of the New York Times bestseller The Disappearing Spoon , chronicling the extraordinary stories behind one of the greatest scientific tools in existence: the periodic table. Why did Gandhi hate iodine (I, 53)?...
- Author:HARBOURI, PetrieSummary:
Three brothers, born on a Greek island, spread their wings and soar to impressive heights in their three professions.
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Author:Krull, KathleenSummary:Marie Curie died in 1934 of radiation poisoning, from years of investigating the dangerous elements that she herself had discovered. But her work, which led to the atomic age in science, was also her salvation.
- Author:Donald, AlisonSummary:
Everyone makes mistakes, and brilliant scientist Harry Coover is no different. But Harry keeps making the same extra-sticky mistake, and he begins to wonder whether it's such a mistake after all...
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Author:Whiting, GlynisSummary:Chemist Dr. Joan Parker has the ability to name more scents that just about any other person on the planet. She can distinguish cane sugar from beet sugar, burning pine from spruce, and a man on the make from a man on the take....
