| Willem Kolff and the Invention of the Dialysis Machine Contributor(s): Tracy, Kathleen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1584151358 ISBN-13: 9781584151357 Publisher: Mitchell Lane Publishers OUR PRICE: $21.85 Product Type: Library Binding Published: November 2002 * Not available - Not in print at this time *Annotation: Written especially for young adult readers, this series helps place each significant invention, discovery, or development in historical perspective while exploring the life of the person responsible for each breakthrough. Readers will travel back in time to learn about each important scientific, medical, or technological discovery. No science fiction story even approximates the mystery and suspense contained in these true science biographies. Story of the doctor who invented the artificial kidney, or dialysis machine after watching helplessly as countless patients died from renal failure. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Science & Technology |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2002066126 |
| Series: Unlocking the Secrets of Science |
| Physical Information: 0.35" H x 7.18" W x 9.7" (0.64 lbs) 47 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Cultural Region - Benelux |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 62402 Reading Level: 7.9 Interest Level: Middle Grades Point Value: 1.0 |