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02254aam a2200349Ii 4500 001 762A59C80F2511E9BB56EF4997128E48 003 SILO 005 20190103010119 008 181010t20182019mnua b 001 0ceng d 010 $a 2018943231 020 $a 1632356287 020 $a 9781632356284 020 $a 1632355744 020 $a 9781632355744 (hardcover) 035 $a (OCoLC)1056246278 040 $a CIB $b eng $e rda $c CIB $d IHI $d OCLCF $d DLC $d IW5 $d SILO 050 00 $a R850 $b .M295 2019 100 1 $a Marquardt, Meg, $e author. 245 10 $a 12 immigrants who made American medicine great / $c by Meg Marquardt. 246 3 $a Twelve immigrants who made American medicine great 260 $a Mankato, MN : $b 12-Story Library, $c 2018. 300 $a 32 pages : $b color illustrations ; $c 24 cm 490 0 $a A nation of immigrants 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (page 31) and index. 520 $a America is a nation of immigrants whose contributions gave us America, and taught us what it means to be free. This book profiles three pre-1950 medical practitioners and scientists and another nine contemporary professionals (12 profiles); in mini biographies examinging where they came from, and their notable contribution(s) in America.. From Australia's Elizabeth Blackburn who discovered an enzyme in chromosomes, to England's George Clowes who worked to establish chemotherapy as a treatment for cancer, to Lithuania's Andrew Schally who studied the growth of nerve cells in cancerous tumors, this book will inspire readers with stories of possibility and grit.and emphasizes how they made our country great. Backmatter includes 4 extra mini-bios of other amazing American citizens who we never think of as immigrants. Note the additional and up-to-the minute resources available at 12StoryLibrary.com: Editor-selected news articles; videos; online resources; teacher resources; live Twitter and RSS feeds. 650 0 $a Medicine $x Research $z United States. 650 0 $a Immigrants $z United States $v Biography. 941 $a 3 952 $l CDPC522 $d 20191119023218.0 952 $l CUPC586 $d 20190423010309.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20190103012929.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=762A59C80F2511E9BB56EF4997128E48Initiate Another SILO Locator Search