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1) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek: genius discoverer of microscopic life

Author

Series

Genius scientists and their genius ideas

Publisher

Enslow Publishers, Inc

Pub. Date

2015.

Language

English

2) A to Z of women in science and math

Author

Series

Facts on File library of world history

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

Appears on list

Women's History Month

3) Women aviators: American profiles

Author

Series

American profiles

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1995]

Language

English

4) Antoni van Leeuwenhoek: first to see microscopic life

Author

Series

Great minds of science

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

Not Supplied

Language

English

Description

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"A biography of seventeenth-century Dutch scientist Antoni van Leeuwenhoek and includes related activities for readers"--Provided by publisher.

5) Physician-assisted suicide and euthanasia

Author

Series

Library in a book

Publisher

Facts On File

Pub. Date

2000.

Language

English

6) Antoine Lavoisier: founder of modern chemistry

Author

Series

Great minds of science

Publisher

Enslow Publishers

Pub. Date

[1997]

Language

English

Description

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Profiles the life of the Frenchman who is considered the founder of modern chemistry and biochemistry, because of his discovery of oxygen and his work on combustion and respiration.

7) Gene therapy

Author

Series

Great medical discoveries

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2002]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the history of genetics, how knowledge of genes has been developed to treat illnesses, and ethical issues related to gene therapy.

8) Genetics and genetic engineering

Author

Series

Milestones in discovery and invention

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1997]

Language

English

Description

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Profiles geneticists and highlights discoveries they have made; includes Gregor Mendel and the laws of inheritance, James Watson and the structure of DNA, and Stanley Cohen and genetic engineering.

9) Medical technology

Author

Series

Milestones in discovery and invention

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1998]

Language

English

Description

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Identifies specific scientists and their contributions to some of the major advances in technology that have transformed surgery and medicine in the past two hundred years.

10) Virtual reality

Author

Series

Lucent library of science and technology

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2005]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the history of virtual reality, its uses, and the impact it has made on society.

11) Black scientists

Author

Series

American profiles

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[1991]

Language

English

Description

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Profiles African Americans who made important contributions to science despite racial prejudice and institutional barriers to black education and achievement.

12) William Harvey: discoverer of how blood circulates

Author

Series

Great minds of science

Publisher

Enslow

Pub. Date

1994.

Language

English

Description

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Presents the life and career of British physician William Harvey, the man credited with the medical discoveries about the heart and blood vessels.

13) Patients rights in the age of managed health care

Author

Series

Library in a book

Publisher

Facts On File

Pub. Date

[2001]

Language

English

14) Cancer

Author

Series

Lucent overview

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[1999]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses cancer, including causes, prevention, detection, treatment, and cures.

15) Epidemics

Author

Series

Lucent overview

Publisher

Lucent Books

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the return of epidemics in modern times, possible causes, and how they are tracked and controlled.

16) The telescope

Author

Series

Inventions that changed our lives

Publisher

Walker

Pub. Date

1983.

Language

English

Description

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Describes how the telescope came to be invented, its effect on scientific study, especially astronomy, and the impact it has had on our lives.

17) Biotechnology and genetic engineering

Author

Series

Library in a book

Publisher

Facts on File

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

18) The discovery of the AIDS virus

Series

Opposing viewpoints
At issue in history

Publisher

Greenhaven Press

Pub. Date

[2003]

Language

English

19) Antibiotics

Series

Exploring science and medical discoveries

Publisher

Greenhaven Press

Pub. Date

2005.

Language

English

Description

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Discusses the history of discovery and uses of antibiotics, including their overuse and growing resistance of bacteria.

20) Cancer

Series

Contemporary issues companion

Publisher

Greenhaven Press

Pub. Date

[2000]

Language

English

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