Extreme Science Careers

Readers get an up-close look at the exciting and sometimes dangerous careers of these in-the-field scientists. Scientists from diverse disciplines, such as geology, pathology, and environmental science, share their backgrounds, training, triumphs, and scary moments through lively anecdotes and personal histories in these innovative books. Readers experience STEM in action. Features Expands the range of science careers to include those doing fieldwork. Cutting-edge research going on today in Earth's most extreme environments is richly presented. Loaded with details about scientists' research, as well as obstacles posed by the environments in which they work.