Mary Anning hunts for fossils -- Jocelyn Bell Burnell discovers pulsars -- Marie Daly earns chemistry PHD -- Charles Drew makes blood banks possible -- Carlos Juan Finlay finds the cause of yellow fever -- Rosalind Franklin discovers the structure of DNA -- Lue Gim Gong saves Florida's citrus industry -- Ernest E. Just changes how we look at cells -- Henrietta Swan Leavitt calculates distances of the universe -- Lise Meitner helps discover nuclear fission -- Charles Henry Turner discovers amazing insect facts -- Chien-Shiung Wu pioneers nuclear research.
Summary
From fossil hunters to nuclear researchers, this book introduces remarkable individuals whose contributions to science were often overlooked. Colorful spreads full of photographs and sidebars support reader engagement and celebrate each hero s achievements.
