Seeds of discovery : how Barbara McClintock used corn and curiosity to solve a science mystery and win a Nobel prize
2025
Book
"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!" -- Provided by publisher.
Item Details
ISBN:
- 9780063245990 (hardcover)
- 9780063245990
- 006324599X
Edition: First edition.
Description: 120 pages : illustrations (chiefly color), color maps ; 24 cm
Target Audience Note:
- Ages 8-12. Clarion Books.
- Grades 4-6. Clarion Books.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
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
- Timeline of events
- Glossary
- Source note
- Selected bibliography
- Photo credits
- Index.
LCCN: 2024942228
Control Number: 3360565
Publisher: New York, NY : Clarion Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublihsers, [2025]Subjects:
- Cytogenetics -- Research -- History -- Juvenile literature.
- McClintock, Barbara, 1902-1992 -- Juvenile literature.
- Women botanists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
- Women cytogeneticists -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
- Women scientists -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
Genre: Biographies.
Other Authors: Santo, Rebecca, illustrator.