America's Scientific Treasures: A Travel Companion

ISBN-13: 9780197545508 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 544 str.

Stephen M. Cohen; Brenda H. Cohen

Recenzje

What makes this book so special is that it is a book for everyone. Families can plan their vacations around it. The sites are both serious (Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory) and lots of fun (Bicycle Museum in New Bremen, OH); there is something here for every age group and interest

O autorze

Stephen M. Cohen is a published writer in the areas of chemistry, chemical history, chemical literature in Yiddish, and genealogy. He is coauthor of two other books, one on electrochemistry and one on genealogy, with a graphic history of chemistry forthcoming. Cohen is also a member of the Board of the Royal Society of Chemistry. In his spare time, he researches his genealogy, does professional calligraphy, and has written many choral arrangements, two of which have been published. Brenda H. Cohen was an archivist at The College of New Jersey before her retirement. She has been a lecturer on cruise ships to places such as Alaska (discussing glaciers) and the Mediterranean. For many years, she wrote articles of all kinds—travel and scientific—alongside Paul S. Cohen. Together, they published the first edition of America's Scientific Treasures, travel articles for the Journal of College Science Teaching and the National Science Teaching Association, and several articles for the American Chemical Society's Journal of Chemical Education and The College of New Jersey Magazine.