Ralph J. Bunche
Patricia and Fredrick McKissack
Biography of the African-American statesman and diplomat who was one of the founders of the United Nations and who received the Nobel Prize for his peacemaking efforts.
Read Time: ~2.1 hr
Barbara McClintock
by Edith Hope Fine (1998)
About this book
Presents the life and career of the geneticist who spent many years studying the cells of maize and in 1983 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
Setting / LocationGlobal
Story EraModern Era
Protagonist / CoreBarbara McClintock Lead Character
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