卡米洛．高基（Camillo Golgi）是活躍於十九世紀末至二十世紀初的義大利科學家，他開發出一種細胞染色技術──黑反應，首次揭示了神經細胞的完整輪廓，這項成就宛如伽利略的望遠鏡天體發現，讓科學家終於得以解析如同宇宙般神祕的大腦之結構，奠定了現代神經科學的基礎，並使他與西班牙科學家拉蒙．卡哈爾（Ramón y Cajal）共同獲得了1906年的諾貝爾生理醫學獎。然而，今日大多數人印象中的「高基」，往往只是細胞構造「高基氏體」的代名詞，又或是聯想到他的「敗者」形象：他在諾貝爾獎頒獎典禮上，是如何脫節地堅決反對拉蒙．卡哈爾的神經元理論…… 為能讓這位沉寂百年的科學巨擘得到應有的認可，本書作者以其神經科學與科學史的專業，透過豐富、詳實的文獻資料建構出高基的時代背景與其生平，並鉅細靡遺地呈現高基在神經科學、細胞生物學、傳染病學等科學領域的研究歷程，讀者將能看到一位堅定的實證主義科學家窮其一生投入科學研究的學者風範，並深刻地感受到他的科學貢獻之偉大！
John le Carr' is still at the top, more than half a century after The Spy Who Came in from the Cold became a worldwide bestseller. From his bleak childhood - the departure of his mother when he was fi
Pura Belpré Award winnerBoston Globe-Horn Book HonorBooklist Editors' ChoiceNYPL 100 Best Children's BookALA Notable Children's BookIRA Notable Children's Books for a Global SocietyKirkus Best Children's BookPen Center USA Literary Award for Children's and Young Adult LiteratureWinner of the 2011 Pure Belpre Award for fiction now in an elegant paperback edition!From the time he is a young boy, Neftali hears the call of a mysterious voice. He knows he must follow it--even when the neighborhood children taunt him, and when his harsh, authoritarian father ridicules him, and when he doubts himself. It leads him under the canopy of the lush rain forest, into the fearsome sea, and through the persistent Chilean rain, until finally, he discovers its source.Combining elements of magical realism with biography, poetry, literary fiction, and sensorial, transporting illustrations, Pam Munoz Ryan and Peter Sis take readers on a rare journey of the heart and imagination.
EUREKA! Great things happen when science crosses history! Discover the all-true stories of your favorite inventions with this new multicultural STEM series that takes readers on a journey through time
EUREKA! Great things happen when science crosses history! Discover the all-true stories of your favorite inventions with this new multicultural STEM series that takes readers on a journey through time and around the world. A perfect choice for kids ages 4–8 who love to figure out how things work!Who likes bikes? Just about everyone! Here is a “biography” of bicycles, an essential invention that keeps people rolling!From the first spark of an idea of a new way to get around to the spread of bicycles throughout the world, Bicycle is a fun and informative look at an invention that makes a huge difference in our lives. This STEAM nonfiction title is part of the new Eureka! series with each book focusing on one groundbreaking, world-changing discovery that millions of people use every single day.
