Download or read book My First Book of Biographies written by Jean Marzollo and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Highlights the contributions in various fields of endeavor of famous men and women from around the world, including Marie Curie, Abraham Lincoln, Rachel Carson, Hokusai, and Martin Luther King.

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Download or read book Biographies in the History of Physics written by Christian Forstner and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-07-22 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book sheds new light on the biographical approach in the history of physics by including the biographies of scientific objects, institutions, and concepts. What is a biography? Can biographies also be written for non-human subjects like scientific instruments, institutions or concepts? The respective chapters of this book discuss these controversial questions using examples from the history of physics. By approaching biography as metaphor, it transcends the boundaries between various perspectives on the history of physics, and enriches our grasp of the past.

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Download or read book The Night Trilogy written by Elie Wiesel and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2008-04-15 with total page 347 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Three works deal with a concentration camp survivor, a hostage holder in Palestine, and a recovering accident victim.

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