Scientists

Stronger than Steel

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They have a touch so feather-light, it can barely be felt on human skin. The vividly gold and black colored golden orb weaver spider is the largest web-making spider on the planet. These elegant and efficient arachnids can weave impressive webs up to three feet wide in less than an hour. And these spiders' silk-spinning abilities could have far-reaching implications for science and medicine.

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Stronger than Steel

Becoming Ben Franklin

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In 1723 Ben Franklin arrived in Philadelphia as a poor and friendless seventeen-year-old who had run away from his family and an apprenticeship in Boston. Sixty-two years later he stepped ashore in nearly the same spot but was greeted by cannons, bells, and a cheering crowd, now a distinguished statesman, renowned author, and world-famous scientist. Freedman's riveting story of how a rebellious apprentice became an American icon comes in an elegantly designed book filled with art and includes a timeline, source notes, bibliography, and index.

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Becoming Ben Franklin

Starry Messenger

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"If they had seen what we see, they would have judged as we judge." -- Galileo Galilei

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Rachel Carson: Environmentalist and Writer

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Article about Rachel Carson, a writer and an environmentalist.

Field Notes on Science & Nature

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Covering disciplines as diverse as ornithology, entomology, ecology, paleontology, anthropology, botany, and animal behavior, Field Notes on Science & Nature allows readers to peer over the shoulders and into the notebooks of a dozen eminent field workers, to study firsthand their observational methods, materials, and fleeting impressions.

The official website of Dr. Meg Lowman

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The official web site of Dr. Meg Lowman, Author, Biologist, Ecologist, Educator.

24 Questions with NRC Director Dr. Meg Lowman

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As Director of North Carolina’s new Nature Research Center (NRC), Meg oversees all aspects of the technology/research/education center including staff supervision; research laboratories; technology; fund-raising; strategic planning; and integration with existing Museum programs.

Live Online Interview with Eve Nilson

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Online interview with a 15-year-old scientist Eve Nilson.

Thinking In Pictures: My Life With Autism (Unabridged)

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Temple Grandin, Ph.D., is a gifted animal scientist who has designed one third of all the livestock-handling facilities in the United States. She also lectures widely on autism - because Temple Grandin is autistic, a woman who thinks, feels, and experiences the world in ways that are incomprehensible to the rest of us.

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Thinking In Pictures: My Life With Autism (Unabridged)