Science, Technology, and Society: The People Behind the Science
- ISBN-10
- 0816054681
- ISBN-13
- 9780816054688
- Series
- Science, Technology, and Society
- Category
- Juvenile Nonfiction
- Pages
- 172
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Chelsea House Pub
- Authors
- Katherine E. Cullen, Katherine E Cullen
Description
Profiles the lives and accomplishments of ten people who made some of the most progressive steps in changing the way society views science and technology, including J. Robert Oppenheimer, Ian Wilmut, William Shockley, and Patrick C. Steptoe.
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