Pub Date: January 2, 1992
Dewey: B
LCCN: 91008923
Lexile Code: 1230
Features: Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Price on Product
Target Age Group: 10 to 12
Physical Info: 0.80" H x 7.50" L x 5.10" W ( 0.44 lbs) 272 pages
BISAC Categories:
Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography and Autobiography | Science and Technology | History | United States State and Local | African American and Black | General | Science and Nature | History of Science | United States 19th Century | United States 20th Century | Activity Books | Animals | Technology | Inventions
Description: Dr. Haber has lifted from obscurity 14 remarkably gifted black Americans who played crucial roles in this country's scientific and industrial progress. Includes photos and illustrations.
Brief description:
DR. LOUIS HABER had a long and distinguished career teaching science. An adjunct professor at Pace University and Lehman College, he held graduate degrees in both science and education. He died in 1988.
Review Quotes:
"This book does not merely decry injustice, it communicates the interest of each field of study, conveys the significance of the work of each in the field . . . An auspicious roster."--Kirkus Reviews