These works of science history are newly available through the Allen County Public Library.
appChamber Divers: The Untold Story of the D-Day Scientists Who Changed Special Operations Foreverapp
by Rachel Lance
appThis story of the men and women who provided invaluable submarine and underwater breathing reconnaissance that led to the Alliesapp dramatic and history-making success on D-Day is based on top-secret documents only recently declassified.
appOrigin Story: The Trials of Charles Darwinapp
by Howard Markel
appA lively account of how Darwinapps work on natural selection transformed science and society, and an investigation into the mysterious illness that plagued its author.
appThe Catalyst: RNA and the Quest to Unlock Lifeapps Deepest Secretsapp
by Thomas R. Cech
appA Nobel Prize-winning scientist, exploring the most transformative breakthroughs in biology since the discovery of the double helix, brings together years of research to demonstrate that RNA is the true key to understanding life on Earth, from its very origins to our future in the 21st century.
appFrostbite: How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselvesapp
by Nicola Twilley
appAn engaging and far-reaching exploration of refrigeration, tracing its evolution from scientific mystery to globe-spanning infrastructure, is also an essential investigation into how it has remade our entire relationship with food app for better and for worse.
appEvery Living Thing: The Great and Deadly Race to Know All Lifeapp
by Jason Roberts
appThis enlightening history traces research conducted by 18th century naturalists Carl Linnaeus and George-Louis Leclerc de Buffon, who competed against each other to complete a comprehensive accounting of life on Earth.
appThe Elements of Marie Curie: How the Glow of Radium Lit a Path for Women in Scienceapp
by Dava Sobel
appA luminous chronicle of the life and work of Marie Curie, the most famous woman in the history of science, also includes the untold story of the many young women trained in her laboratory who were launched into stellar scientific careers of their own.
