Five Brilliant Scientists (Great Black Heroes)

This easy-to-read biography describes the early lives and notable achievements of:

• Susan McKinney Steward, the first Black female doctor in New York State
• George Washington Carver, the world-famous agricultural scientist most noted for his work with peanuts
• Ernest Everett Just, a remarkable marine biologist known as "the expert" on the early life of sea animals
• Percy Lavon Julian, an outstanding chemist who discovered drugs to treat glaucoma and arthritis, and
• Shirley Ann Jackson, a nuclear physicist who helped AT&T design and build circuits for long distance communication. 

Archival photographs and Ron Garnett's realistic illustrations of the five personalities help to illuminate the biographies.