Biography Today: Scientists & Inventors Series : Profiles of People of Interest to Young Readers (Biography Today Scientists and Inventors Series)

It's an exciting time to be a scientist, particularly in the area of medicine. That's why Volume Six of Biography Today: Scientists & Inventors Series focuses on leaders in the medical field.

The 10 brand-new, in-depth biographical profiles are written for readers ages 9 and above. Similar in length, style, and format to the regular issues of Biography Today, each profile gives readers insight into the individual's life and most memorable accomplishments. Together, the six volumes in the Scientists & Inventors Series provide coverage of more than 70 scientists and inventors of interest to young readers.

The following health scientists and doctors are covered in Volume 6: Hazel Barton (microbiologist); Alexa Canady (pediatric neurosurgeon); Arthur Caplan (director of Center for Bioethics); Francis Collins (director of Human Genome Project); Gertrude B. Elion (Nobel Prize winner in biochemistry); Henry J. Heimlich (inventor of the Heimlich Maneuver); David Ho (AIDS researcher); Kenneth Kamler (doctor and author of Doctor on Everest: Medicine at the Top of the World); Lucy Spelman (veterinarian and director of the National Zoo); and Lydia Villa-Komaroff (molecular biologist).