Seeds of discovery : how Barbara McClintock used corn and curiosity to solve a science mystery and win a Nobel prize
Edition
First edition.
Publication Information
New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublihsers, [2025]
Physical Description
120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Audience
Grades 4-6. Clarion Books.
Summary
"As a rare female botanist in early twentieth-century America, Barbara McClintock never let other people's notions of what was proper slow her down. When she faced doubting colleagues and unsupportive institutions, she drove across the United States, climbed through windows, and even slept in her laboratory to conduct her research. In so doing, she helped pave the way for future scientific discoveries that can cure diseases and save lives -- and won a Nobel Prize in the process!" --
Contents
- Put to the test
- Ahead of her time
- The farmer scientist
- A big discovery
- On the go
- Putting down roots
- What is she talking about?
- Science marches on
- Catching up
- An unexpected announcement
- Building on Barbara
- Alone in her field
- Time line of events
- Glossary
- Source note
- Selected bibliography
- Photo credits
- Index.
Subjects
- Women cytogeneticists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Cytogenetics > Research > History > Juvenile literature.
- Women botanists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Women Nobel Prize winners > Biography > Juvenile literature.
- Women cytogeneticists > United States > Biography.
- Cytogenetics > Research > History.
- Women botanists > Biography.
- Nobel Prize winners > Biography.
- Women > Biography.
- McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992 > Juvenile literature.
- McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992.