Katherine E. Cullen

I recently read and used a book, Pioneers in Science: Biology- the People behind the Science, for my biographical sketch of Gregor Mendel. In this book, the author sketches ten pioneering scientists in the Biology field. She discusses the life, contributions, and death of each pioneer in a biographical sketch format. Also, she added a chronology table, results from studies, and additional facts for each scientist in their sketch. Each chapter presents a biographical sketch on one of the ten chosen pioneers in the Biology field. I thought it was an exceptional tool in guiding my own biographical sketch of my chosen scientist. I would highly recommend using a book in her series for research if she sketched that person.
I thought the book was valid and organized. The author is a PhD and uses extensive resources for her book. She uses many internet sites with .edu and .org at the end and many of her books used are of educational background. At the beginning of the book, she adds an introduction that explains the overall theme of the book. There is a glossary at the back and an index to make the book user friendly. Also, the author gives further readings at the end of each chapter to guide the reader to more information on the scientist.
I liked the book. It was informative, accurate, and very helpful. I would definitely use this book in a high school Biology class. If I wanted to give an assignment on a biographical sketch, then I would you this book as both a model and example of how it should be formatted and written.… (meer)