Jonathan Bard
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 6 - AR Pts: 1
Description
One of the single greatest leaps forward in human healthcare happened because of an accident in a laboratory. This serendipitous event was the result of a summer vacation in Scotland and an unattended experiment. Dr. Alexander Fleming discovered penicillin, one of the first antibiotics, in 1928 when he noticed that mold had gotten into a petri dish and it had prevented bacteria from growing. This book explores Fleming's accidental discovery, the science...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
[2019]
Description
From the fast-paced world of social media and data security, to the cutting-edge research on cancer and other complex diseases, computer scientists are hard at work writing programs to collect, store, protect, and analyze huge amounts of data. Readers will be introduced to the incredibly diverse and in-demand career options available to people with computer science expertise. Projected to be one of the fastest-growing industries over the next 10 years,...