Canadian scientists and inventors; biographies of people who shaped our world, 2d ed.

9781551382227

Canadian scientists and inventors; biographies of people who shaped our world, 2d ed.

Black, Harry.

Pembroke Publishers

2008

216 pages

$24.95

Paperback

Q141

Canadian scientists have analyzed the cosmos, developed vaccines, pleaded the case for a strong environment, and plugged us in with electronic communication. Researcher and author Black, who also created the beautiful portraits of his gallery of subjects, describes those who toiled in obscurity as well as those who were awarded the Nobel Prize. He notes that all of them, from astronomer Tom Bolton to medical pioneer Leone Farrell, inventor Mike Lazaridis, and environmental activist David Suzuki, share a passion for breaking new ground and also communicating that passion to future researchers. Black includes scientists such as Gerhard Herzberg, whose work in free radicals opened up new disciplines, and Reginald Aubrey Fessenden, who transmitted the first public radio broadcast on Christmas Day 1906. Adults will likely be surprised at how little they knew about Canadian science. Young readers will likely find inspiration.

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