Wissenschaft und Technik 08

Women of Steel and Stone: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers: 22 Inspirational Architects, Engineers, and Landscape Designers Volume 6 (Women of Action)

Autor: Anna M. Lewis

Isaac Newton and the Laws of Motion (Graphic Science Biographies)

Autor: Jordi Bayarri
Illustrator: Jordi Bayarri

Something Out of Nothing: Marie Curie and Radium

Autor: Carla Mcclafferty

Fighting to Survive Airplane Crashes: Terrifying True Stories

Autor: Sean McCollum

Ejerce la Medicina en Alemania: Una historia de éxito convertida en una estrategia para migrar

Herausgeber: Rosangela Rodríguez
Autoren: Angie Bru
Illustrator: Esther Figueira, Verónica Flores
Vorwort: Rosangela Rodríguez

Limp Forward: A Memoir of Disability, Perseverance, and Success

Autor: Libo Cao Meyers

Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, A Man Who Would Cure the World

Tracy Kidder, Michael French (adaptation)

Tracy Kidder is a winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the author of the best sellers The Soul of a New Machine, House, Among Schoolchildren, and Home Town. He has been described by the Baltimore Sun as the "master of the non-fiction narrative". This powerful and inspiring new book shows how one person can make a difference, as Kidder tells the true story of a gifted man who is in love with the world and has set out to do all he can to cure it.

At the center of Mountains Beyond Mountains stands Paul Farmer. Doctor, Harvard professor, renowned infectious-disease specialist, anthropologist, the recipient of a Mac Arthur "genius" grant, world-class Robin Hood, Farmer was brought up in a bus and on a boat, and in medical school found his life's calling: to diagnose and cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine to those who need them most. This magnificent book shows how radical change can be fostered in situations that seem insurmountable, and it also shows how a meaningful life can be created, as Farmer - brilliant, charismatic, charming, both a leader in international health and a doctor who finds time to make house calls in Boston and the mountains of Haiti - blasts through convention to get results.

Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba, and Russia as Farmer changes minds and practices through his dedication to the philosophy that "the only real nation is humanity" - a philosophy that is embodied in the small public charity he founded, Partners In Health. He enlists the help of the Gates Foundation, George Soros, the U. N. 's World Health Organization, and others in his quest to cure the world. At the heart of this book is the example of a life based on hope, and on an understanding of the truth of the Haitian proverb " Beyond mountains there are mountains": As you solve one problem, another problem presents itself, and so you go on and try to solve that one, too.

" Mountains Beyond Mountains unfolds with the force of a gathering revelation, " says Annie Dillard, and Jonathan Harr says, "[ Farmer] wants to change the world. Certainly this luminous and powerful book will change the way you see it. "

Radioactive!: How Irène Curie and Lise Meitner Revolutionized Science and Changed the World

Winifred Conkling

Enrico Fermi: And the Revolutions of Modern Physics (Oxford Portraits in Science)

Dan Cooper, Enrico Fermi

Amazing Engineers

Dr. Charles Margerison

When problems crop up, we need solutions. When something needs to be improved or made more efficient, we need innovative ideas and positive action. Take inspiration from some of the world's most celebrated engineers whose inspirational life stories are celebrated in this unique audio collection.  

Find out how Charles Babbage invented the first computer and discover the man behind the invention. Make the connection between Peter Henlein's pocket-watch invention and the wristwatches of today. Marvel at the incredible accomplishments of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, whose innovations helped solve many longstanding engineering problems. Discover the genius of Alexander Graham Bell, whose invention of the telephone changed our world forever.  

Be inspired by this amazing story as it comes alive through Bio Views, a short biographical story similar to an interview. These inspirational audiobooks from Amazing People Worldwide provide a new way of learning about amazing people who made major contributions and changed our world.   

Luc Montagnier (Trailblazers in Science and Technology) by Lisa Yount (2011-10-30)

Lisa Yount

Breakthrough: How One Teen Innovator Is Changing the World

Jack Andraka

Jack wouldn't give up.

After a dear family friend died of pancreatic cancer, Jack Andraka decided to create a better method of early detection. It took 200 letters before Jack found lab space to pursue his idea and months of work to make it a reality, but in the end he did it. Jack's early-detection test for pancreatic, ovarian, and lung cancers has the potential to be more than 400 times more effective than the medical standard and costs only three cents. Jack was 15 at the time.

Jack's story is not just one of dizzying international success; it is a story of overcoming depression and homophobic bullying and finding the resilience to persevere and come out. His account inspires young people, who he argues are the most innovative, to fight for the right to be taken seriously and to pursue their own dreams. With hands-on science experiments included, Jack's memoir empowers his generation with the knowledge that we can each change the world if we only have the courage to try.

P L E A S E N O T E: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your My Library section along with the audio.

Fly Girls Young Readers' Edition: How Five Daring Women Defied All Odds and Made Aviation History

Keith O'Brien

Sylvia Earle (Just the Facts Biographies)

Beth Baker

Phineas Gage: A Gruesome But True Storyabout Brain Science

John Fleischman

Albert Einstein: And the Frontiers of Physics (Oxford Portraits in Science)

Jeremy Bernstein

Breakthrough: Katalin Karikó and the mRNA Vaccine (English Edition)

Autor: Stephanie Sammartino McPherson