Scientific Kentucky
eBook - ePub

Scientific Kentucky

  1. 160 pages
  2. English
  3. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

Scientific Kentucky

About this book

Scientific Breakthroughs in the Bluegrass State

Scientists and inventors who lived, worked or were educated in the Bluegrass State have made fundamental contributions to biology, chemistry, physics and technology. Biologist Thomas Hunt Morgan laid the foundation for modern genetics. Chemist William Lipscomb made important discoveries about the structure of molecules and chemical bonding. Astrophysicist J. Richard Gott is a leading expert on cosmology, general relativity and time travel. And inventor George Devol built the world's first programmable industrial robot. Kentucky scientists have also been awarded four Nobel Prizes. Science teacher Duane S. Nickell offers a glimpse into the lives of seventeen scientific heroes from Kentucky.

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Publisher
The History Press
Year
2022
eBook ISBN
9781439675441
Topic
History
Subtopic
20th Century History
Index
History

Table of contents

  1. Front Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Dedication
  5. Contents
  6. Acknowledgements
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Science in Kentucky, Then and Now
  9. 2. How Science Works
  10. 3. Ephraim McDowell
  11. 4. James Espy
  12. 5. Nathan Stubblefield
  13. 6. John Thompson
  14. 7. Thomas Hunt Morgan
  15. 8. Garrett Morgan
  16. 9. St. Elmo Brady
  17. 10. John Scopes
  18. 11. George Devol
  19. 12. James Baker
  20. 13. William Lipscomb
  21. 14. William English
  22. 15. George Whitesides
  23. 16. Robert Grubbs
  24. 17. Phillip Sharp
  25. 18. Eugenia Wang
  26. 19. J. Richard Gott
  27. Bibliography
  28. About the Author

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