Browsing: Scientists

A New York Times bestseller! While investigating suspicious happenings at a remote boarding school, detective Jane Rizzoli and medical examiner Maura Isles find a connection to a terrifying killer… “It’s scary just how good Tess Gerritsen is” (Harlan Coben).

“Vivid, revelatory, exhaustively researched” (Publishers Weekly starred review): Uncover the life of Nikola Tesla, the scientist and inventor who shaped modern electricity. “A wonderfully readable and illuminating biography” (#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille).

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Devil in the White City, a true story of love,…

A New York Times bestseller: This modern classic follows one horticulturalist’s quest to clone a rare flower. “Superb” (Time), with over 2,500 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

The #1 New York Times bestselling hit that was an O, The Oprah Magazine top book of the year! Henrietta Lacks died in 1951 — but her cells were taken and used for creating vaccines, cloning, and countless important scientific studies. Meanwhile, her family lived in poverty, completely unaware…

This New York Times bestseller tells the story of a young man who overcame impossible odds to build a working windmill — providing precious electricity and running water for his small Malawian village. “Exquisite” (Publishers Weekly), with over 10,000 five-star ratings on Goodreads!

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.” — Randy PauschA lot of professors…